There is a saying which goes “the truth will eventually come out”. But, it often seems that the truth gets buried beneath lies. As it turns out, that was not the case for Chinese artist Li Yifeng (李易峰) aka Evan Li. He was reportedly arrested yesterday (11th September) for soliciting prostitutes!
Rumours of Yifeng’s illegal activities had made their rounds a few days prior. At the time, the actor had denied everything. However, to the surprise of many, his arrest was later announced. Unsurprisingly, it has caused a domino effect in his career.
Yifeng had initially been scheduled to attend the CCTV’s Mid-Autumn Festival Gala on 10th September. Unfortunately, there was a change in schedule three hours before the event. Apparently, Yifeng had been taken off the roster! Some then started claiming that Yifeng had been arrested on the suspicion of solicitating prostitutes.
The artist and his studio released statements afterwards denying the claim. Yifeng reportedly asked, “How can a public figure disappear into thin air for 15 days? In a legal era (which prioritises) openness and transparency, who has the ability to escape the consequences of breaking the law?” Yifeng’s studio also claimed that the remarks were merely rumours and were untrue. “Mr. Li Yifeng has always abided by professional ethics and adheres to the bottom line of morality,” they reportedly said.
However, on 11th September, Beijing police announced on their socials that “actor Li (so-and-so) male, 35 years old, has been arrested“. Chinese media later confirmed that Yifeng had been the actor in question. Furthermore, fans discovered that Yifeng and his studio’s statements regarding the earlier ‘rumours’ had been removed.
After his scandal went viral, others came forward to add to the story. One Weibo user Guo Ziyu (郭子瑜) claimed she once had a relationship with Yifeng. According to Ziyu, they had been seeing each other in secret for three years. Unfortunately, she discovered he had also been cheating on her. However, fans doubted her claim as she only had her chat messages with a friend as proof. Ziyu later alleged that Yifeng had deleted everything. She also added that she had not kept the ‘evidence’ as it happened a while ago.
Others were also quick to share Yifeng’s preferences for prostitutes. Some claimed that he once had the hots for a woman working at a hotel. The lady was reportedly a single mother with a five-year-old son. Yifeng had supposedly told her once, “The women I like usually have kids.” However, he allegedly dropped her for a 20-year-old lady later.
Another claimed that Yifeng had once fallen asleep while she was servicing him. A few netizens added that Yifeng usually wore sunglasses in bed to avoid being recognised. To make matters worse, there were netizens who also alleged Yifeng had sexual relationships with minors as young as 14.
However, the icing on the cake was a former staff member who had worked with Yifeng in June 2021 when he was filming “Day Breaker (暗夜行者)”. She shared a photo of him browsing porn in his hotel room, apparently uncaring of who else was in the room with him.
This is apparently Yifeng’s third arrest with the same offence. The actor’s previous works have since been removed. Brands such as Prada and Panerai have also terminated his ambassadorship with them. Currently, Yifeng has been placed under administrative detention. However, many are certain it will be hard to rebuild his career after this.
Sources: China Press (1)(2)(3)(4), Xuan (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
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