One other girl has come ahead with troubling allegations in opposition to Jeremy Renner — and he has now responded.
On Monday, a filmmaker named Yi Zhou started posting stunning claims in opposition to the 54-year-old to her social media. She and the Marvel star collaborated on the documentary Chronicles of Disney, however their interactions sound something however skilled now. Throughout a number of Instagram posts, the 37-year-old claimed she has “lived with worry for [her] security and deep misery over the remedy [she has] endured” over the previous a number of months — allegedly inflicted by Jeremy. She started:
“I really feel profound despair {that a} mission created to uplift below-the-line artists @chroniclesofdisney and to rejoice the historical past of one of many world’s most beloved firms, Disney, has been broken by on-line trolling and by the misconduct of Jeremy Renner.”
She says Renner despatched inappropriate images and movies to her, apparently in an try and date her? Much more stunning, she says it labored! Yi Zhou describes being satisfied he was able to be in a stable relationship:
“Mr. Renner first contacted me instantly in June, sending private and intimate pictures of himself, conduct that, in keeping with public experiences, he has exhibited earlier than. He satisfied me of his sincerity, saying he had been single for a very long time and open to a long-term relationship. I believed in him, within the energy of affection, and in the opportunity of redemption.”
It appears there was some form of relationship shaped, seemingly blurring the strains between skilled and romantic? There are nonetheless posts of the 2 of them on her Instagram feed.
Whereas the working relationship was well-known, experiences of a extra romantic connection haven’t been confirmed.
Background
The pair had been solely reported as being romantically linked as soon as, just some weeks in the past — when followers noticed Yi posting indignant feedback on Renner’s Instagram posts. She didn’t point out any abusive or predatory conduct at the moment — the feedback we’ve seen appeared moderately extra about his lack of respect for her as knowledgeable. Like this one, during which she demanded he like her feedback, the way in which different stars had:
“Why I should be ignored not adopted and no like on my sort feedback like different artists or skills have. I help your work and promote ur work…”
She then defined to DailyMail.com that they had began relationship — and the feedback had been the results of a lovers’ spat. She instructed the outlet:
“We’ve been in a relationship.”
Not solely did the someday Chanel mannequin say Renner had “discovered new love” together with her, she stated they’d even written a love tune collectively. She stated concerning the romance on the time:
“As a single man for a few years, he has the freedom to resolve the best way to stay his private life. If he wished one thing brief or informal, or if he most well-liked to not commit, that’s his alternative.”
In regards to the feedback she was leaving, she defined that she’d lastly realized of these years-old allegations by Renner’s ex-wife Sonni Pacheco and obtained upset with him:
“We’ve this documentary popping out, and it was stunning for me to learn this stuff. So I commented publicly. I shouldn’t have. I deleted as a result of I selected to imagine and provides an opportunity to any person who desires to amend. He deserves one other likelihood in life. After the accident he’s keen to alter, and I need to imagine that.”
This was all uncharacteristically forthcoming for Renner, who has at all times been extraordinarily non-public about his non-public life.
Now, lower than a month later, issues are in a a lot darker place in keeping with her IG feed:
In a subsequent submit, she claimed Jeremy refused to advertise the documentary — even after “granting signed consent for using his picture, likeness, archival materials, social-media content material, and his basis in our initiatives.” She complains he has “allowed with out stepping up for false info to unfold via fan accounts falsely claiming that the documentary was generated by AI and denying any private relation or skilled collaboration.” It’s clear there’s animosity right here concerning the skilled in addition to the non-public.
The ICE Menace
However one of the crucial terrible allegations got here, she says, when she realized of these abuse allegations from his ex. Yi says when she known as him out on his conduct, he threatend to name ICE on her:
“After I known as him out privately about his previous misconduct and requested him to behave correctly, to respect me as a girl and as a filmmaker, he threatened to name immigration/ICE on me, an act that deeply shocked and frightened me. Such conduct is unacceptable and emblematic of the imbalance of energy that continues to hurt ladies in our business.”
Horrifying if true. Simply actually sick.
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Zhou went on to assert the Hawkeye star’s “intimidation” has “not solely triggered private and reputational hurt to me however have additionally undermined the collective artistic work and integrity of all of the artisans who contributed to this movie,” including:
“I’m deeply disenchanted not solely as a girl but in addition as a director, to see the reality distorted and energy used to silence and erase. Organizations akin to @amfar and media retailers that proceed to honor Mr. Renner as a logo of philanthropy ought to re-examine their stance, as no charity can function cowl up for misconduct.”
Extra Allegations
In a 3rd submit, she advocated to finish “abuse of energy in Hollywood,” and in a fourth, talked about previous accusations in opposition to Jeremy, seemingly alluding to his custody battle:
“After I realized of his previous via sure articles shared by his personal followers (the nice followers), I used to be deeply shocked. But, I selected to imagine that these incidents belonged to a earlier chapter of his life, earlier than his accident, and that he had modified. Sadly, latest weeks have proven me in any other case.”
In one other submit, Zhou doubled down on her declare that the Avengers star despatched her unsolicited pornographic materials:
“In June 2025, out of the blue I acquired 2 images of Jeremy Renner after which a string of undesirable / unsolicited pornographic pictures of himself through DM and Whatspp, that was his introduction to me, in the identical approach, in keeping with previous media experiences i subsequently found he shared with different ladies prior to now as self-intro. After having calls and textual content discussions he allured me and bought me he [was] in search of a relation and naturally seduced / flatted that he was a Hollywood star fantasizing and loving me a lot I believed in him / the facility of affection and launched into probably the most diffucult [sic] months + 2 Oscar working initiatives I kindly invited him to be half.”
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A Scary Incident
On Thursday, Zhou spoke with DailyMail.com once more, this time about her stunning allegations. She recalled a selected incident which occurred on August 20 at his house:
“I used to be discussing concerning the doc logistics [of the documentary], then he drank a bottle of wine alone and obtained indignant and indignant yelling for 2 hours. I needed to location share to my workforce, my mother and father and Disney colleagues in case one thing occurs to me they know the place I’m. I needed to lock myself in a room to be protected praying he wouldn’t come into the room at night time as he was actually indignant. I didn’t say a phrase, I used to be so scared for my life.”
She shared textual content screenshots with a colleague from the day of the incident during which she claimed Jeremy was “violent.” The filmmaker went on to share with the outlet screenshots of a number of the specific materials The Harm Locker star allegedly despatched her, and claimed:
“I’ve a group of these images and the porn gifs that he despatched”
Shockingly, Yi Zhou tells the outlet she’d by no means even heard of Jeremy Renner earlier than a pair months in the past when he reached out:
“I didn’t attain out to him, he pursued me. I didn’t even know his title, by no means watched a film of his. He used me and denied me and denied our work.”
This can be a lot to soak up.
Renner’s Response
This all comes simply weeks after Renner mentioned why he was saved on at Marvel regardless of previous home violence accusations whereas Jonathan Majors was fired. And now he has to reply for extra…
Effectively, Web page Six did attain out to Renner’s reps, and so they got here again with a vehement denial, stating:
“The allegations being made are completely inaccurate and unfaithful.”
If these allegations are true, that is terrible stuff. We hope a full investigation is completed that will get to the underside of it.
When you or somebody you understand is experiencing home violence, assist is out there. Think about calling the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233, or textual content START to 88788, or go to https://www.thehotline.org/
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