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, Hollywood Life has compiled the whole story so far between Renner and Zhou.

Who Is Yi 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.

As a model, Zhou has appeared in campaigns for Vogue, Uomo Vogue a

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