The well-known Canadian Chinese actor Kris Wu Yifan has been criminally detained by the Beijing police a few days ago on suspicion of rape. On August 1, a Chinese entertainment reporter broke the news that after Wu Yifan was detained, no lawyer dared to take his case, and his family was busy transferring property. However, some Chinese lawyers in the online community said that this is impossible because this is a good opportunity for lawyers to become famous. Even if it is free, there will be many lawyers willing to take this case.
According to the entertainment reporter, Wu Yifan is currently unable to recover his cause, and he will face hundreds of millions of compensation in the future, including the endorsements Wu Yifan has received before and the TV series “Green Hairpin” he starred in. At present, apart from hiring a lawyer for Wu Yifan, Wu Yifan’s family members also busy transferring Wu Yifan’s assets.
It is reported that on July 31, Kris Wu Yifan was detained in accordance with the law by the Chaoyang District Public Security Bureau of Beijing because of the explosion of information by Dumeizhu. According to the entertainment note, Wu Yifan has a high probability of being sentenced. If the crime of raping multiple people is really committed, Wu Yifan may be sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, so a professional lawyer is very important to Wu Yifan.
In addition, Kris Wu Yifan’s mother was accused of improper management when she managed Wu Yifan’s studio. Now she does not have a professional team of lawyers around her, and she is facing various problems of finding a lawyer and subsequent compensation.
Earlier, many brands such as Tencent Video, Lancome, Tuborg Beer, Porsche, Louis Vuitton, Bulgari have terminated their contracts with Wu Yifan.
According to industry practice, in advertising endorsement contracts, artists usually need to abide by the terms of art and morality. If the artist is suspected of breaking the law or violating public order and good customs, causing damage to his own image, then at this time, the merchant has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract and demand compensation. Because this behavior also damages the image of the business, it is a breach of contract. The amount of compensation is linked to the amount of direct losses of the brand. In some cases, unscrupulous artists will be required to return all endorsement fees.
According to the entertainment record, although Kris Wu Yifan needs to compensate a lot of liquidated damages, the remaining money should be a huge sum of money. Now Wu Yifan’s mother is busy transferring assets. In the future, it is very likely that Wu Yifan will be serving his sentence in China and his mother will go abroad with her property.
It is worth mentioning that Wu Yifan’s criminal detention caused a public sensation. The Chinese Film Association, the Chinese Musicians Association, and the Chinese Television Artists Association respectively condemned the Wu Yifan incident.