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T-Pain Calls Out Friendship with DJ Khaled as He Details Lessons He’s Learned in Music Industry: ‘Nobody Is Your Brother’

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T-Pain is opening up about where he stands with DJ Khaled. In a Club Shay Shay interview released Wednesday, Nov. 26, the 41-year-old “Buy U a Drank” artist was asked what he’s learned throughout his 20 years in the music industry. “Nobody is your brother,” the guest told host Shannon Sharpe. After Sharpe, 57, advised T-Pain not to take it any further, T-Pain doubled down and said, “Nobody is your brother. Everybody’s your brother while they can use you. That is the quickest and the most consistent thing that I’ve learned through this whole thing.” When asked if he “had to learn that the hard way,” T-Pain agreed, later name-dropping the “Wild Thoughts” producer, 50. “Anytime you need me, I’m here for you. Anytime you need me. But nah, bro. It’s that brother s nobody is your brother. I’ve had DJ Khaled and everybody done told me, ‘I’m your brother,’” he claimed. “Do not believe that s” T-Pain, who collaborated with DJ Khaled on the 2010 hit “All I Do Is Win,” suggested his stance is nothing new. “It’s very apparent. DJ Khaled knows how to move. He knows how to do things with different people,” the “Bartender” singer continued. Still, he clarified, “It’s not a DJ Khaled type of thing. That’s just the first person I can think of.” The singer went on to say there’s been “so many people” he’s helped during his years in music, and in most cases, those individuals are not reliable friends despite calling him a “brother.” “‘You’re my brother. You’re my brother,’ ” he said. “And then none of that s was reciprocated. None of that s came back. None of that s meant anything.” “When people tell you how much you mean to them, don’t grab onto that,” T-Pain said, taking a moment as he appeared to become emotional. “When people tell you how much they can mean to you in return, that’s the s you gravitate towards.” DJ Khaled has not publicly addressed T-Pain’s remarks as of Wednesday evening. PEOPLE reached out to a representative for DJ Khaled for comment. Wednesday’s Club Shay Shay episode isn’t the first time T-Pain has spoken out against his industry peers. In a 2021 Netflix series titled This Is Pop, T-Pain claimed that Usher told him that his auto-tuned songs “kinda fed up music. I thought he was joking at first, but then he was like, ‘Yeah man, you really f up music for real singers,’ ” T-Pain said in the series. Never miss a story sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The remark sent him into “a four-year depression,” the “Can’t Believe It” singer said. Usher later said he and T-Pain had a talk about the situation and were “good.”.
https://people.com/t-pain-calls-out-friendship-with-dj-khaled-nobody-is-your-brother-11858303

LA Mayor Karen Bass Sparks Outrage With Claim of First Palisades Fire Rebuild

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism after highlighting what she described as the “first Palisades fire rebuild,” a designation residents say is inaccurate, as reported by The Gateway Pundit. Bass visited the Pacific Palisades to promote the completion of a home she presented as an early sign of recovery after last year’s wildfire, which destroyed thousands of structures across the area. Local residents and property records indicate the showcased home was not a fire-loss rebuild but a pre-planned developer project already underway long before the fire. According to reporting from the New York Post, the property on Kagawa Street had been purchased in early November 2024. The owner secured a demolition permit on January 7, hours before the Palisades Fire intensified and destroyed 6, 831 structures, including the original structure on the property. The teardown and construction had been scheduled well before the blaze. After debris removal, inspections, and the city’s routine permitting steps, the new construction cleared final approval in April. The house passed its last inspection on Friday, after which City Hall promoted it as the first official rebuild in the Palisades, despite its unrelated development timeline. This Could Be the Most Important Video Gun Owners Watch All Year The Post described reactions from locals who argue the mayor’s presentation of the home as a symbol of post-fire recovery is misleading. Residents noted that the project was not representative of the families who lost homes during the wildfire and have yet to see meaningful rebuilding progress. The New York Post headline stated: “LA Mayor Karen Bass called out for ‘phony’ Palisades rebuild after devastating wildfire.” The report detailed concerns among residents who felt the city failed to verify whether the project was connected to the fire at all. Property data confirms the reconstruction work had been initiated prior to the disaster and did not result from a fire-loss claim. The original home was already slated for demolition as part of a routine redevelopment project. The Los Angeles Times also circulated a social media post covering the event. Critics argued the coverage left out key details regarding the home’s history, furthering confusion about whether the structure was an authentic representation of fire recovery efforts. It has been more than ten months since the fires, during which thousands of families have awaited rebuilding progress. According to local accounts, the city and state have yet to deliver visible, widespread reconstruction efforts in the affected neighborhoods. The project presented by Mayor Bass as a milestone for recovery demonstrates no link to the wildfire destruction and highlights ongoing frustration among residents who expected a more accurate accounting of reconstruction developments.
https://www.lifezette.com/2025/11/la-mayor-karen-bass-sparks-outrage-with-claim-of-first-palisades-fire-rebuild/

Tara Reid Taken to Hospital After Being Seen on Stretcher in Chicago Hotel: Report

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Tara Reid was taken out of a Chicago hotel on a stretcher. Paramedics moved the American Pie actress, 50, from a hotel lobby to a nearby ambulance early Sunday morning, Nov. 23, according to video obtained by TMZ. The distressing incident was captured by an onlooker. A representative for Reid did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. In footage of the Sunday incident, several individuals could be seen helping the visibly dazed Reid into a wheelchair in the lobby. During one moment, things got tense between a man holding the actress up and another holding onto the chair. “We’re going to take you to your room, okay?” one of the men, who wore a uniform, told Reid after helping her into the chair as the actress looked around, seemingly confused and slurring her words. Footage captured later showed paramedics arriving on the scene after an uncertain amount of time. Three paramedics were seen walking Reid, who was on a stretcher, out of the hotel. The onlooker who captured the video told TMZ that before the paramedics arrived, Reid could be heard saying, “You don’t know who I am. I am famous. I’m an actress.” In March, the actress made a rare red carpet appearance as she stepped out for the premiere of the Indonesian horror film Pabrik Gula in Los Angeles. She has a number of films in the works, including The Dreamer Cinderella, and last appeared onscreen in the 2023 vampire flick, Bloodthirst. She’s also been candid about the response to her appearance in recent years, after viewers of season 2 of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test as well as celebs like Billy Bush criticized her for being “too skinny.”.
https://people.com/tara-reid-taken-out-of-chicago-hotel-on-a-stretcher-11856019

Trump Responds to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Resignation — ‘I Think it’s Great News for the Country’

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President Donald Trump spoke by phone Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation from Congress. In a shocking Friday night announcement, Rep. Greene declared she is resigning, effective January 5, 2026. “I think it’s great news for the country. It’s great,” Trump told Scott. Scott asked if Greene had given him any heads up about the announcement. “Nah, it doesn’t matter, you know, but I think it’s great. I think she should be happy,” Trump said. Scott added, “When I asked about the president about the rift between the two of them the president replied, ‘only between me and her, not her and me.’” “He said as of now, he has no plans to speak to her and wishes her well.” The president then pivoted to other topics, praising a separate meeting he had held earlier in the day with Zohran Mamdani. Greene posted a nearly 11-minute video and a four-page signed resignation letter to X about an hour before Trump’s response, confirming the end of her five-year tenure representing Georgia’s 14th District. The dramatic exit comes after Greene repeatedly demanded the immediate public release of the Jeffrey Epstein client list and files, which led to her being scolded and unendorsed by President Donald Trump in a series of posts to Truth Social. BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Resignation from Congress (VIDEO) Greene said in the video, “I have too much self-respect and dignity, love my family way too much, and do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the President we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms. Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for,” Greene said. Greene has been receiving both backlash and praise for her stance on Epstein from different portions of the right. She has also been a lightning rod for taking a bold “America Only” stance when it comes to funding Israel. “Loyalty should be a two-way street and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent our district’s interest, because our job title is literally ‘representative,’” she added. “If I am cast aside by MAGA Inc and replaced by Neocons, Big Pharma, Big Tech, Military Industrial War Complex, foreign leaders, and the elite donor class that can’t even relate to real Americans, then many common Americans have been cast aside and replaced as well,” Greene said. “Until then, I’m going back to the people I love, to live life to the fullest as I always have, and look forward to a new path ahead. I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026,” she continued. Greene’s resignation will trigger a special election in Georgia’s deep-red 14th District. The White House has not issued an official written statement on the matter at this time.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/trump-responds-marjorie-taylor-greenes-resignation-i-think/

Eric Adams Warns Israelis That Jews Might Not Be Safe in NYC After Mamdani Win: ‘I Would Be Concerned Right Now’

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Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Jewish residents of the city should be nervous as far-left Democrat Zohran Mamdani succeeds him. “If I was a Jewish New Yorker with children, I would be concerned right now,” he said in an interview with the Forward. “I think this is a period where they [Jews in New York City] need to be very conscious that there’s a level of global hostility towards the Jewish community,” Adams said Sunday. In 2024, anti-Semitic incidents were 54 percent New York City’s so-called hate crimes. “I’m not going to lie. I’m not going to pretend as though everything is fine,” Adams said. Mayor Adams, speaking about rising antisemitism, at first open-to-press event in Israel: “If I was a Jewish New Yorker with children, I would be concerned right now.. “I’m not just the mayor that’s leaving office, I’m your brother, and we will continue to stand side by side.” pic. twitter. com/7wtrg0ory8 Jacob N. Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) November 16, 2025 “There is something to be worried about,” Adams said in the interview, according to The New York Times, adding that “the community must prepare itself.” During the mayoral campaign, Adams said New York City would face “Islamic extremism” under Mamdani’s leadership. Mamdani representative Dora Pekec pushed back in a statement. “Zohran Mamdani was proud to earn the support of hundreds of thousands of Jewish New Yorkers and looks forward to both protecting and celebrating all Jewish New Yorkers as the next mayor of this city,” she said. During a visit to Israel, Adams said New Yorkers do not believe the same things as their mayor. “We want to clearly send the right message that 49 percent of New Yorkers made it clear that they don’t embrace the philosophy of anti-Israel. We still consider Israel as an ally and as a friend,” he said, according to the Times of Israel. During the visit, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said, “we are worried about how things will look post the mayoral elections in New York.” After Mamdani was elected, the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement said it had its work cut out for it. “Jewish New Yorkers are right to be alarmed,” the group’s Chief Government Affairs Officer Lisa Katz said, noting that Mamdani’s “radical outlook and history of antisemitic rhetoric should concern all New Yorkers.” “The Jewish community continues to face unprecedented antisemitic threat levels. Yet barring an improbable 180-degree ideological about-face from Mamdani, Jews in New York City will lack an ally in City Hall come January. If past is prologue, a Mamdani administration will refuse to recognize as antisemitism hate that vilifies and demonizes Jews on the basis of the Jewish people’s connection to Israel,” Katz said.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/11/eric-adams-warns-israelis-jews-might-not-safe/

Donald Trump Issues H-1B Visa Update

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President Donald Trump has defended his recent support for H-1B visas, arguing that the United States needs to bring in skilled foreign workers to bolster key industries, despite backlash from within his base. Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said America no longer had enough trained workers in specialized areas like semiconductor manufacturing, and that importing talent was necessary until domestic workers could be trained. “We don’t make chips too much here anymore, but we are going to be in a period of a year, we’re going to have a big portion of the chip market. But we have to train our people to make chips,” he said. Why It Matters Trump’s renewed defense of the H-1B program puts him directly at odds with some of the most vocal figures in the MAGA movement, who view the visas as harmful to American workers and a betrayal of his immigration stance. His comments expose a growing tension inside the Republican Party, as the party’s populist wing seeks to curb high-skilled immigration, while the tech and manufacturing sectors warn that foreign workers are essential to fill gaps in domestic expertise. What To Know Trump recently sparked backlash from his supporters when he defended the H-1B visa program while speaking to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham. “You also do have to bring in talent,” he told her. When Ingraham contended that the U. S. had “plenty of talented people,” Trump responded: “No, you don’t, no you don’t. “You don’t have certain talents, and people have to learn. You can’t take people off an unemployment line and say ‘I’m gonna put you into a factory and we’re going to make missiles,'” he said. On Monday, the president doubled down, arguing that American workers did not have the skills needed to produce semiconductors, an industry he said the U. S. had “foolishly” allowed to move largely to Taiwan, and which he now planned to grow domestically. Many prominent Republicans have advocated for limiting or abolishing the H-1B visa program entirely. The Trump administration earlier this year introduced a $100,000 fee for companies seeking H-1B visas for their workers. What People Are Saying Conservative podcaster Steven Crowder wrote on X in response to Trump’s comments: “There’s no shortage of talent in America. If H-1B visas were really about ‘the best and brightest,’ they wouldn’t all go to the cheapest bidder.” Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene said on X last week: “I am introducing a bill to END the mass replacement of American workers by aggressively phasing out the H-1B program. Big Tech, AI giants, hospitals, and industries across the board have abused the H-1B system to cut out our own people.” Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis said on X last week: “Republicans have a majority in Congress and could legislate elimination of H-1B (and any programs designed to import cheap foreign labor). Deeds, not words, are what matter.” What Happens Next Trump’s support for H-1B visas is likely to continue to put him at odds with conservatives who want to curb foreign labor.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-h1b-visa-update-11063913

From Consensus to Courage: Meta Earth Delivers Global UBI Initiative Amid Philippine State of Calamity

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Cebu, Philippines When we first reported on Meta Earth’s “From E to Emergency” campaign, it was a fascinating question: could a Web3 project offer a new blueprint for philanthropy-fusing on-chain consensus with off-chain action? Now, we have got an answer, a resounding yes. But the story that unfolded was not a simple case study; it was a trial by fire. The Meta Earth team, along with its community “Navigators” and “Builders,” successfully delivered essential aid in Davao and Cebu this past week. They did so by navigating not just one, but two separate humanitarian crises: the devastating series of earthquakes in October, and a new, ferocious typhoon that struck the nation just days before their arrival. A Mission Tested by Fire The team’s initial target was communities in southern Luzon and Mindanao, reeling from October’s earthquakes. But as the mission began, Typhoon Kalmaegi cut a devastating path across the Visayas region, triggering a national state of calamity. Cebu, the team’s second stop, was among the hardest hit. “We landed to scenes of total devastation,” said Irene Guarnieri, Meta Earth’s official representative, who took five flights in four days to complete the mission. “The roads from the airport were lined with the wreckage of homes. People were displaced, dazed, and had lost everything.” This is where the mission evolved from a logistical test into a testament of commitment. With Cebu’s infrastructure crippled, the team, alongside local NGO One Race For Filipino Services, worked to ensure the aid-supported by thousands of global “E” gestures-reached the families who needed it most. For Guarnieri, the experience was profoundly grounding. “In three days, I cried, laughed, felt useless, grateful, and angry,” she shared. “Meeting people who had lost everything yet still managed a smile-it shifted something inside me. We chase comfort and success, forgetting that the real lesson is in connecting and realizing how privileged we are. This team, this community, showed up. I’ll carry that with me for a long time.” A New Model of Global Goodwill The mission’s success was not only in its delivery but in its mobilization. The #ShowTheEforPH campaign proved the power of the “zero-barrier” model we reported on. The call to action-a simple “E” gesture on social media-unlocked a global wave of empathy. Crucially, this wave came from everyone. We saw photos of “E” gestures posted from humble homes and modest workplaces around the world. It wasn’t a campaign of the wealthy donating to the poor; it was a horizontal, human-to-human connection. Meta Earth’s Global UBI Initiative provided the rails for people who may not have the financial means to donate to still possess the power to send real, tangible aid to the other side of the planet. From Aid to Empowerment: The Blueprint Evolves As we wrote in our pre-event coverage, the true long-term promise of this “hybrid model” was its potential to evolve into a new “philanthropic operating system.” With the emergency aid distribution complete, that evolution is now beginning. Meta Earth has announced that its mission in the Philippines is transitioning from temporary aid to sustainable empowerment. The local Meta Earth node community will now select 200 of the most impacted families from Davao and Cebu to participate in a dedicated training initiative. These families, serving as ‘seed users’ for their communities, will receive hands-on education on how to activate their digital identity (ME ID), begin collecting their daily, unconditional basic income, and explore methods to increase their earnings within the ecosystem.
https://usethebitcoin.com/press-release/from-consensus-to-courage-meta-earth-delivers-global-ubi-initiative-amid-philippine-state-of-calamity/

Institutions don’t care about Bitcoin Core vs Knots clash: Galaxy exec

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The majority of institutional Bitcoin investors don’t seem to know or care about the ongoing Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate, which has been intensifying over the past few months. This insight comes from Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn.

### The Core of the Debate

At the heart of the discussion are differing views on what Bitcoin (BTC) should be used for, particularly whether non-financial transactions should be excluded from the blockchain. The recent Bitcoin Core v30 update has sparked this debate, with some arguing that it opens the “floodgates” to spam transactions.

Supporters of Knots nodes believe this type of “spam” should be filtered out to prevent potential misuse. They warn that allowing unchecked transactions could enable bad actors to embed illegal or immoral content into the blockchain. On the other hand, Bitcoin Core advocates argue that imposing such restrictions could fragment the network, confuse users, and undermine one of the fundamental principles of Bitcoin’s technology: permissionless and decentralized operation.

### More Than Half Are Unaware or Unconcerned

In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), Alex Thorn shared findings from a poll conducted among 25 institutional Bitcoin investors that Galaxy Digital works with. The results reveal that:

– 46% of respondents were unaware of the Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate.
– 36% said they either didn’t know much about it or felt ambivalent.
– The remaining 18% indicated a clear preference for Bitcoin Core’s position.

Thorn commented on these results, saying, “Real capital, real investors, service providers, even government officials see no problem at all or are unaware there’s even a debate. At best, it’s a hypothetical problem, and their proposed solution does nothing to solve the (fake) problem they claim is real.”

He further added, “Even if it [the proposed solution] is adopted, all their legal theories are mumbo jumbo, and the fears about them are ones that everyone got comfortable with years ago during early debates over the legality of permissionless decentralized systems.”

### Addressing Concerns About the Poll Size

Some questioned the validity of the poll due to its small sample size. Thorn acknowledged this concern but assured that the poll’s results align closely with his broader interactions in the Bitcoin ecosystem.

He stated, “I won’t reveal their identities but I will say yes, and the results from that poll line up exactly with my conversations with other whales, investors, leaders at miners and service providers, and government officials over the last several months.”

Thorn also noted that while he did not poll miners directly, he is familiar with most of the major mining players and confirmed that “nobody cares or is following [the debate] at all.”

### Possible Outcomes

Last month, a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) proposing a soft fork stirred controversy on X. A particular section appeared to threaten legal consequences for those rejecting the fork, which many Bitcoiners criticized as “legal threats.”

Despite this, Thorn believes the debate will likely conclude in one of three ways:

1. **No one cares, and the debate fades into obscurity.**

2. **The proponents of the fork inadvertently create the very problem they fear by scaring everyone away from Bitcoin; however, their fork ideas ultimately fail.**

3. **Although highly unlikely, their proposed changes get adopted. Even then, Thorn argues that their solutions would fall short, and their actions would have already instilled fear around permissionless systems, causing irreparable harm to Bitcoin adoption.**

### Conclusion

The ongoing Bitcoin Core vs Knots debate highlights important philosophical differences in the Bitcoin community regarding network governance and usage. However, for most institutional investors and key players in the ecosystem, this debate remains largely theoretical or irrelevant to their focus on Bitcoin as a financial asset.

As the discussion unfolds, its ultimate impact on Bitcoin’s future adoption and network integrity remains to be seen. For now, many continue to prioritize Bitcoin’s core principles of permissionless access and decentralization.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-core-vs-knots-debate-institutional-investors-response

Political reporter who had alleged romantic relationship with RFK Jr speaks out

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You can now listen to Fox News articles!

The political reporter who reportedly had an alleged romantic relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the campaign trail is speaking out about what she said happened between them.

She loved his eyes, “blue as the flame.” She admired his insatiable appetites and his “particular complications and particular darkness,” The Times profile began. “But she said ‘I love you’ only after he said it first. He called her ‘Livvy’ and wrote her poems. He said he wanted her to have his baby. He promised to take a bullet for her.”

She told The Times she hasn’t spoken with Kennedy in over a year and declined to weigh in on his job in the Trump administration. On what came over her, she joked, “Maybe it was the vaccines.”

A representative for Kennedy did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. A spokesperson previously denied any sort of physical relationship had occurred and said he had only met Nuzzi once.

Nuzzi has maintained that she never had a physical relationship with him but did engage in “personal” communications. Kennedy remains married to actress Cheryl Hines.

The alleged “sexting” scandal led to the end of Nuzzi’s engagement to Politico’s then-chief Washington correspondent and Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza (he has since left the outlet).

New York Magazine dismissed Nuzzi following the revelations and conducted a probe that concluded it found “no inaccuracies nor evidence of bias” in her work.

In September, Vanity Fair announced it had hired Nuzzi as the magazine’s West Coast editor.

Meanwhile, Cheryl Hines refused RFK Jr.’s offer to fake separation during the heated presidential campaign.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/political-reporter-who-had-alleged-romantic-relationship-rfk-jr-speaks-out

Jeremy Renner Denies Chinese Filmmaker’s Allegations of Harassment and Threatening to Call ICE

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Jeremy Renner has denied allegations that he harassed Chinese filmmaker Yi Zhou and threatened to call the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency on her.

A representative for the Hawkeye actor told Variety, “The allegations being made are totally inaccurate and untrue.” In an additional statement to People, Renner’s spokesperson called the claims “false, outrageous, and highly defamatory,” suggesting that Zhou’s accusations were made in retaliation after he “rejected her romantic advances” and declined to promote her projects.

Yi Zhou claimed that she worked with Renner on the documentary *Chronicles of Disney* and an animated film, during which they began a romantic relationship. In one of her Instagram posts, Zhou wrote, “He 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.”

According to Zhou, their alleged relationship took a troubling turn while working on one of their projects. She told the Daily Mail, “I was discussing the documentary logistics, then he drank a bottle of wine alone and got angry and yelled for two hours.” Concerned for her safety, Zhou explained, “I had to share my location with my team, my parents, and Disney colleagues in case something happened to me, so they would know where I was.” She added, “I had to lock myself in a room to be safe, praying he would not come into the room at night as he was really angry. I did not say a word, I was so scared for my life.”

Zhou further alleged that when she confronted Renner privately about his past misconduct and asked him to behave properly and respect her as a woman and filmmaker, he threatened to call ICE on her. “This act deeply shocked and frightened me,” she said.

In a statement to People, Zhou described herself as “frauded by love” and claimed that Renner “forced himself on me the first day we met.”

Following these allegations, Renner’s legal team sent Zhou a cease and desist letter on November 7, threatening legal action. The letter demands that she stop making “defamatory communications” and refrain from republishing “false, fabricated and salacious lies.”

Despite the legal warning, Zhou continues to post about the situation on her Instagram account.
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/treyalston/jeremy-renner-denies-yi-zhou-allegations