Topics: Celebrity, Film and TV, Hollywood, Jeremy Renner, US News, Documentaries
A former co-worker has made several bombshell allegation against Marvel star Jeremy Renner, including that he threatened to call immigration officers and sent 'unsolicited' NFSW images.
Chinese filmmaker, Yi Zhou, has dropped a series of allegations against the Hawkeye star, Renner in several Instagram posts this week.
The 34-year-old director, who made a documentary and animated movie with Renner, claimed she has been driven to 'share a truth I have been holding inside for too long,' stating she had lived in 'fear' of her own safety for 'months' after an apparent altercation with the celeb.
In her first post, she alleged the 54-year-old actor contacted her in June with 'personal and intimate photographs of himself'.
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She clarified further that she received two images 'out of the blue' followed by a 'string of unwanted / unsolicited pornographic images of himself via DM and WhatsApp'.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, Zhou alleged the pair entered a romantic relationship while working on two projects - until things turned sour over the Chronicles of Disney documentary.
She recalled how she was in a meeting with Renner in his home in Nevada when things reportedly turned nasty.
"I was discussing about the doc logistics, then he drank a bottle of wine alone and got angry and angry yelling for two hours," she told the outlet.
“I had to location share to my team, my parents and Disney colleagues in case something happens to me they know where I am.
“I had to lock myself in a room to be safe praying he would not come into the room at night as he was really angry. I did not say a word, I was so scared for my life.”
The outlet further published alleged text messages between Zhou and her Disney colleagues during the incident, during which it is reported she called him 'violent'.
A legal representative for Renner said in a statement to UNILAD that the allegations are 'totally inaccurate and untrue.'
In her social media posts, Zhou stated he had consented for the use of his image and likeness in the documentary, but that he failed to squash 'false' allegations that it 'was generated by AI' and had no 'professional collaboration' with the star.
"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," she continued.
"Such behavior is unacceptable and emblematic of the imbalance of power that continues to harm women in our industry."
Citing the post MeToo era, the artist whose work has featured in solo exhibitions by the Venice Biennale and the Sundance Film Festival, said she is raising awareness to expose the 'dark secrets of Hollywood'.
"The accusations being made by this individual are totally inaccurate and untrue," a representative for Renner said in a statement.
UNILAD has also contacted Zhou's reps for comment.
