Local authorities have dismissed recent rumors claiming that Kris Wu (also known as Wu Yi Fan), who is currently serving a prison sentence, has died while incarcerated.
In response to the speculation circulating online, Jiangsu police clarified that the reports are completely untrue. Addressing the rumors directly, officials stated that the claims regarding Kris Wu’s death are false and urged the public not to continue spreading unverified information.
“The online reports about Kris are groundless rumors,” the police said, calling on people to “stop spreading them indiscriminately.”
Chinese media outlets also pointed out that this is not the first time such claims have appeared online. According to reports, this marks the third time rumors of Kris Wu’s death have circulated since his imprisonment. The former idol first rose to prominence as a member of EXO in 2012 before leaving the group in 2014 to pursue activities in China.
The most recent rumors appear to have originated from an individual who claimed on social media that he had previously been incarcerated with Kris Wu.
The person alleged that the former singer had been killed in prison after failing to meet the demands of certain prison gang members. These claims quickly spread across online platforms and were accompanied by additional speculation, including unfounded rumors about organ harvesting.
Authorities have now made it clear that these claims are not based on factual information.
Kris Wu was sentenced in 2022 following a high-profile criminal case. The court handed down a combined prison term of 13 years after finding him guilty of two charges. He received a sentence of 11 years and six months for rape, as well as an additional one year and 10 months for the charge of “assembling a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity.”
Under the court’s ruling, Kris Wu will serve his sentence in China. After completing his prison term, he will be deported to Canada, where he spent much of his early life and currently holds citizenship.
The police response aims to curb the continued spread of misinformation surrounding the case, emphasizing that the circulating reports about his death are entirely unfounded.
