Jeremy Renner’s Chinese Film Partner Accuses actor of Sending ‘Intimate’ Photos, Threatening to ‘Call ICE’

Marvel star Jeremy Renner has been accused of threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on his Chinese filmmaking partner after she confronted him about alleged sexual misconduct.

via: Page Six

Yi Zhou — who directed the documentary “Chronicles of Disney” and the animated movie “Stardust Future: Stars and Scars,” both starring Renner — initially made her allegations via Instagram.

“Mr. Renner first contacted me directly in June, sending personal and intimate photographs of himself, behavior that, according to public reports, he has exhibited before,” she claimed to her followers on Monday.

“He convinced me of his sincerity, saying he had been single for a long time and open to a long-term relationship,” she continued. “I believed in him, in the power of love and in the possibility of redemption.”

Zhou claimed Renner soon “entered into written agreements” with her production company but later “refused” to promote their projects, instead “denying any personal relation or professional collaboration.”

“When I called him out privately about his past misconduct and asked him to behave properly, to respect me as a woman and as a filmmaker, he threatened to call immigration/ICE on me, an act that deeply shocked and frightened me,” Zhou alleged, adding that the “misinformation and intimidation” caused her “personal and reputational harm.”

She went on to write that it took her “a long time” to feel “the courage to … speak up” about “such a pain and humiliation.”

Zhou expanded on her claims in an interview with the Daily Mail on Thursday, providing the outlet with a screenshot of a clip Renner allegedly sent her via WhatsApp in June.

The video, which depicted a male porn actor and female porn actress engaging in a sexual act, was allegedly sent with the message, “Oh, yes ? 🤤 This ok ???”

Zhou claimed to have “a collection of those photos and the porn gifs that he sent.”

She previously posted a picture of a man’s naked torso on her Instagram Story, alleging to the Daily Mail that it was a photo Renner had sent her — unsolicited.

“I did not reach out to him; he pursued me,” she insisted. “I didn’t even know his name, never watched a movie of his. He used me and denied me and denied our work.”

Zhou, 37, claimed she and the actor, 54, dated for a period of time after he first contacted her. In September, she posted videos on Instagram of herself riding with him in his convertible car near his home in Reno, Nev.

However, one night in August, Zhou claimed to the Daily Mail that Renner allegedly got aggressively drunk during a work meeting at his house.

“I was discussing … doc logistics, then he drank a bottle of wine alone and got angry and [began] angry-yelling for two hours,” Zhou claimed.

“I had to location-share to my team, my parents and Disney colleagues in case something happen[ed] to me [so] they [knew] where I [was].”

Zhou claimed she had to “lock [herself] in a room to be safe” and started “praying he would not come into the room at night, as he was really angry.” She remained silent and recalled feeling “scared for [her] life.”

She provided the Daily Mail with screenshots of messages she sent a colleague that night, writing that she was “worried” because Renner was allegedly being “violent.” However, she did assure the colleague that she “should be ok” staying at his place.

Sometime after their professional and personal relationships soured, Zhou allegedly told Renner in a WhatsApp message obtained by the Daily Mail, “Go to hell … U r a pig … U use all apps to send d–k pix.”

Renner allegedly replied, “Immigration will be notified of your –.” Zhou refused to provide the outlet with the rest of the message, which was cut off.

When Zhou allegedly reached out to Renner about “negative” social media users accusing her of “play[ing] the victim,” he allegedly responded that he does not know or control those people.

Zhou publicly gushed over her alleged relationship with Renner in mid-October, claiming to the Daily Mail that he had “found new love” with her.

She said at the time, “As a single man for many years, he has the liberty to decide how to live his personal life. If he wanted something short or casual, or if he preferred not to commit, that is his choice.”

Zhou went on to praise Renner’s “humility” and “willingness to reflect and grow,” adding, “Even if a man buys you flowers, shoes or bags, what does it mean if he is not willing to grow or change as a person?”

Renner, who nearly died in a 2023 snow plow accident, had no comment when contacted by Page Six.

He was previously married to Sonni Pacheco, who accused him in 2019 court filings of substance abuse, threatening to kill her and firing a gun with their daughter present, all of which Renner dismissed as “nonsense.”

The former couple now share joint custody of 12-year-old Ava.