Jeremy Renner made headlines in November 2025 when a filmmaker named Yi Zhou accused the 54-year-old actor of sending her unolicited sexual DMs and threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on her. Renner adamantly denied Zhou’s allegations and fired back with a cease-and-desist letter, accusing the director of sending him multiple explicit messages.
Below, News47.us has compiled the whole story so far between Renner and Zhou.
Zhou is a 37-year-old Chinese director, writer, producer and model. Known for her documentary Between Stars and Scars: Masters of Cinema, the London School of Economics graduate has been in the film and performing arts industry for nearly 20 years.
jeremy renner you are going to hell pic.twitter.com/A7JvfQCo0I
— r (@fowlerfiles) November 7, 2025
As a model, Zhou has appeared in campaigns for Vogue, Uomo Vogue and Elle and was on the cover of Vogue China Beauty among other publications around the world.
Zhou has also dabbled in entrepreneurial ventures, starting her lifestyle and fashion brand, Global Intuition, in 2019. She has also launched entertainment companies, including Into the Sun in the U.S. and in Italy.
Zhou accused Renner of sending her sexual DMs and WhatsApp messages over the summer of 2025. According to multiple outlets, Zhou claimed in a series of posts that Renner told her he was “open to a long-term relationship.”
