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  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Jeremy Renner's lawyer has insisted he and Yi Zhou have not resolved their conflict

    The Chinese filmmaker alleged in a series of Instagram posts earlier this month that the 54-year-old actor - who she said she worked with on the Chronicles of Disney documentary and an animated film - had sent a "string of unwanted / unsolicited pornographic images of himself" in direct messages and on WhatsApp in June, and that when she confronted him about the photos, he allegedly "threatened to call immigration/ICE" on her.


    While Jeremy admitted he and Yi had shared a "brief consensual encounter" in July, he denied her other allegations and insisted he had been bombarded with messages from her as she "aggressively pursued a sexual/romantic/sexting relationship".

    The row appeared to have been resolved over the weekend when the filmmaker claimed they had "reached a peaceful and mutually respectful resolution" to their conflict - but the Mayor of Kingstown star's lawyer promptly denied any such agreement.

    Yi told TMZ: "[We have] reached a peaceful and mutually respectful resolution.

    "We appreciate everyone who supported a positive outcome and embraced a forward-looking, collaborative path.

    "This resolution allows all parties to continue focusing on storytelling, creativity, and meaningful work that uplifts audiences around the world."

    She also wrote on Instagram: "Happy to announce that thx for Mr Singer, @creativeartistsagency, my teams, agents, managers, legal teams and most of all my advisor Brian Sun, we have reached a peaceful resolution, we will carry on with the release and the FYC campaigns for @chroniclesofdisneyofficial and @stardustfuturemovie with Jeremy Renner in them and other talents.

    "Thank you to everyone for accepting peaceful resolution with positive outlook for the future.(sic)"

    But shortly afterwards, lawyer Marty Singer shared his own statement with TMZ.

    He said: "There was no deal reached with Yi Zhou to resolve my client Jeremy Renner's substantial multi million dollar claims against her.

    "I have no knowledge why Yi Zhou would fabricate a story that a deal has been made with her since she was notified that there was no deal with her, including her use of Jeremy Renner in an animated movie when he only agreed to be in a documentary."

    The Hawkeye star's lawyer previously branded Yi's claims "false, outrageous and highly defamatory" and alleged she was retaliating after the actor "rejected her romantic advances" and declined to use his social media accounts to promote her projects.

    The lawyer claimed the pair had met once in a Nevada hotel in July, where Jeremy was interviewed for the director's documentary before they shared a "brief consensual encounter".

    According to Singer, they met for a second time in August but Jeremy hasn't spoken to Yi in over a month and has ignored the "sexually explicit messages expressing her love" she allegedly sent as recently as 24 October.

    Addressing allegations about the threat to call ICE, he added: "[She] had been relentlessly harassing and threatening my client with hundreds of unsolicited and unwanted messages.

    "The true facts are that Ms. Zhou has relentlessly and aggressively harassed and pursued my client for months with no reciprocation on my client's part, other than a single brief encounter on July 12, 2025."

    But the filmmaker told People magazine she had been "frauded by love" and insisted Jeremy had sent her "obscene photos without consent...for days," "forced himself on me the first day we met" and threatened to call immigration services.

    Yi alleged she included the Hurt Locker star in her projects because he had "promised to me we were in an evolving love relationship."

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