Jeremy Renner\u2019s\u00a0filmmaking partner is accusing him\u00a0of sending \u201cintimate\u201d messages, going on drunken rants that left her \u201cscared for [her] life\u201d and threatening to \u201ccall ICE\u201d after their falling out.<\/p>\n
Chinese filmmaker Yi Zhou \u2014 who directed the documentary \u201cChronicles of Disney\u201d and the animated movie \u201cStardust Future: Stars and Scars,\u201d both starring\u00a0Renner \u2014 initially made her allegations via Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Renner first contacted me directly in June, sending personal and intimate photographs of himself, behavior that, according to public reports, he has exhibited before,\u201d she claimed to her followers<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n Jeremy Renner\u2019s\u00a0filmmaking partner Yi Zhou is accusing him\u00a0of sending her \u201cintimate\u201d messages, going on drunken rants and threatening to \u201ccall ICE\u201d on her. Getty Images<\/p>\n The Chinese filmmaker directed the documentary \u201cChronicles of Disney\u201d and the animated movie \u201cStardust Future: Stars and Scars,\u201d both starring\u00a0Renner. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cHe convinced me of his sincerity, saying he had been single for a long time and open to a long-term relationship,\u201d she continued. \u201cI believed in him, in the power of love and in the possibility of redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n Zhou claimed Renner soon \u201centered into written agreements\u201d with her production company but later \u201crefused\u201d to promote their projects, instead \u201cdenying any personal relation or professional collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhen 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,\u201d Zhou alleged<\/a>, adding that the \u201cmisinformation and intimidation\u201d caused her \u201cpersonal and reputational harm.\u201d<\/p>\n She went on to write<\/a> that it took her \u201ca long time\u201d to feel \u201cthe courage to \u2026 speak up\u201d about \u201csuch a pain and humiliation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Renner first contacted me directly in June, sending personal and intimate photographs of himself,\u201d she claimed to her Instagram followers on Monday. Getty Images for Paramount+<\/p>\n \u201cHe convinced me of his sincerity, saying he had been single for a long time and open to a long-term relationship. I believed in him, in the power of love and in the possibility of redemption,\u201d she added. Getty Images<\/p>\n Zhou expanded on her claims in an interview with the Daily Mail<\/a> on Thursday, providing the outlet with a screenshot of a clip Renner allegedly sent her via WhatsApp in June.<\/p>\n The video, which depicted a male porn actor and female porn actress engaging in a sexual act, was allegedly sent with the message, \u201cOh, yes ? \ud83e\udd24 This ok ???\u201d<\/p>\n Zhou claimed to have \u201ca collection of those photos and the porn gifs that he sent.\u201d<\/p>\n She previously posted a picture of a man\u2019s naked torso on her Instagram Story, alleging to the Daily Mail that it was a photo Renner had sent her \u2014 unsolicited.<\/p>\n \u201cI did not reach out to him; he pursued me,\u201d she insisted. \u201cI didn\u2019t even know his name, never watched a movie of his. He used me and denied me and denied our work.\u201d<\/p>\n Zhou claimed Renner soon \u201centered into written agreements\u201d with her production company but later \u201crefused\u201d to promote their projects. yizhouofficial\/Instagram<\/p>\n Zhou claimed to the Daily Mail that she and the actor dated for a period of time after he first contacted her. yizhouofficial\/Instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Zhou, 37, claimed she and the actor, 54, dated for a period of time after he first contacted her. She previously posted videos on Instagram of herself riding with him in his convertible car near his home in Reno, Nev.<\/p>\n One night in August, Zhou claimed to the Daily Mail, Renner allegedly got aggressively drunk during a work meeting at his house.<\/p>\n \u201cI was discussing \u2026 doc logistics, then he drank a bottle of wine alone and got angry and [began] angry-yelling for two hours,\u201d Zhou claimed.<\/p>\n \u201cI had to location-share to my team, my parents and Disney colleagues in case something happen[ed] to me [so] they [knew] where I [was].\u201d<\/p>\n She previously posted videos on Instagram of herself riding with him in his convertible car near his home in Reno, Nev. yizhouofficial\/Instagram<\/p>\n One night in August, Zhou alleged to the outlet that Renner got aggressively drunk during a work meeting at his house and became \u201cviolent\u201d toward her. yizhouofficial\/Instagram<\/p>\n Zhou claimed she had to \u201clock [herself] in a room to be safe\u201d and started \u201cpraying he would not come into the room at night, as he was really angry.\u201d She remained silent and recalled feeling \u201cscared for [her] life\u201d but did assure a colleague she would be safe staying at Renner\u2019s place.<\/p>\n She provided the outlet with screenshots of messages she sent loved ones that night, writing that she was \u201cworried\u201d because Renner was allegedly being \u201cviolent.\u201d<\/p>\n Sometime after their professional and personal relationships soured, Zhou allegedly told Renner in a WhatsApp message obtained by the Daily Mail, \u201cGo to hell \u2026 U r a pig \u2026 U use all apps to send d\u2013k pix.\u201d<\/p>\n Renner allegedly responded, \u201cImmigration will be notified of your \u2013.\u201d Zhou refused to provide the outlet with the rest of the message, which was cut off.<\/p>\n When Zhou allegedly reached out to Renner about \u201cnegative\u201d social media haters accusing her of \u201cplay[ing] the victim,\u201d he allegedly responded that he does not know or control those people.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen 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,\u201d Zhou alleged. Getty Images for Global Down Syndrome Foundation<\/p>\n Renner has yet to comment on Zhou\u2019s allegations. Getty Images for Prime Video<\/p>\n Reps for Renner \u2014 who nearly died in a 2023 snow plow accident<\/a> \u2014 did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n He was previously married to Sonni Pacheco, who accused the actor in 2019 court filings of substance abuse, threatening to kill her<\/a> and firing a gun with their\u00a0daughter present, all of which Renner dismissed as \u201cnonsense.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The former couple now share joint custody of 12-year-old Ava.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t