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Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Zhao Lusi claims management refused medical treatment, instead ‘called a master to exorcise' - Here's what we know
Zhao Lusi is one of the most prominent and beloved actresses in the Chinese entertainment industry. Lately, though, she has been making headlines for exposing her management and their treatment when she fell sick in the past few years. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In her latest claims, the actress has revealed shocking details about an instance that happened when she was unwell. Zhao Lusi shares company refused medical treatment The actress has been using her social media platform in order to share what had gone down behind the cameras in the past few years. In her latest claims, during a live-streaming session, Lusi revealed that at one point, instead of consulting a doctor, people from her management company ended up calling an exorcist. She revealed, "I was sick, and instead of taking me to see a doctor, you locked me in a hotel and had an exorcist come to perform an exorcism on me? You actually called a master to exorcise me?" Beyond this, the actress has posted about the hardships she has gone through in the past years at the hands of her management agency. Previous claims from the actress She had previously shared on social media that she had been suffering from depression and anxiety since 2019; however, the news only came to light last year in December. Due to this, the 'Who Rules The World' star had to halt all scheduled activities in order to rest and recover. She made claims that the company had promised her that they would be there and that they would take responsibility for everything; however, in recent updates, she has shared that she is being made to pay a penalty fee. Other than that, Lusi has also shared how one time she was locked in a bathroom at 2 am due to the fact that she had been unable to crack an interview and get a high-paying project. She had also previously shared how her management agency had taken 2.05 million yuan from her studio's financial account; however, this had been done without any knowledge or permission from the actress. Her management agency has refuted all claims; other than that, no other statements have been made by them in the matter.
AsiaOne
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
'I quit': Zhao Lusi voices out alleged ill-treatment by management agency, Entertainment News
Chinese actress Zhao Lusi has voiced out alleged mistreatment by her management agency Galaxy Cool Entertainment. In a Weibo post on Aug 2, the 26-year-old claimed that the company had manipulated her into signing the withdrawal of 2.05 million yuan (S$366,400) from her personal studio's account. She wrote: "Because I was unwell, I was forced to cancel some brand endorsements to reduce the pressure from filming. You said you would be responsible for my illness, but I was the one who made monetary compensation in the end." This January, Lusi revealed she is suffering from depression after photos of her in a wheelchair at the accident and emergency department of a hospital circulating online sparked public concern. She also shared then that she was assaulted by an unnamed individual from her management company in 2019 for failing an audition. Some of Lusi's notable works are Love Like the Galaxy (2022), Hidden Love (2023) and The Story of the Pearl Girl (2024). Her upcoming drama includes Love's Ambition, which also stars Hong Kong actor William Chan. She was filming Chinese drama Almost Lover when her health condition worsened and filming was stopped indefinitely. Lusi added in her latest post that despite the compensation, there haven't been any discussions with her about reinstating her studio's operation. She wrote: "I had given 2.05 million yuan, but there's no outcome to the discussion, do I still continue to fork out money in the future? Despite multiple discussions, there's still no agreement about reinstating the studio's operation, how many staff are there left in the team? "I waited eight months for an outcome, and this is the outcome? Dissolving the drama production team is the outcome? ... My compensation is the outcome?" She claimed that she had tried to discuss with her company about terminating her contract, but someone there has allegedly been avoiding the conversation, telling Lusi to lie low as she could be cancelled in the industry. "I don't need you to blacklist me. I quit," she added. Lusi also included two medical reports in her post, with the clinical examinations for depression and anxiety putting her in the severe range. Lusi's agency 'silently withstanding immense pressure' Galaxy Cool Entertainment responded in a Weibo post yesterday (Aug 3) that they were "shocked" by Lusi's claims and that they have been communicating with her. The statement added: "We have never engaged in any illegal behaviour or breach of contract. Especially after Lusi's illness, out of consideration for her physical and mental well-being, our company has prioritised her wishes and actively coordinated all matters." They also wrote that they have been "silently withstanding immense pressure" to prevent negative impact and losses and that Lusi is welcomed to contact them for a resolution if she has any questions about their work. "We hope that Lusi will refrain from posting ambiguous content online that could mislead the public," they added. The agency has also reportedly unfollowed Lusi's personal Weibo account. 'Nothing is forever' Lusi subsequently reposted the statement claiming nobody in the company had attempted to contact her and that a staff member has been going around the industry claiming she is feigning her illness. Lusi also livestreamed on Douyin yesterday, where she assured fans multiple times that she is okay. She said: "There were many people who started spreading rumours, such as how I did this (made the posts) because I am ill... I just want to show everyone that I am undergoing treatment and don't want anyone to speculate about me... I am okay, I am very calm right now." She added she made those posts because she doesn't want to put up with how she was treated anymore. Lusi also said: "After years in this industry, not saying I've earned a lot of money, but I still have some savings. So don't worry about me. If I am really unable to continue [in showbiz], I am thinking of opening a small noodle business. It's really alright, nothing is forever." [[nid:720945]] No part of this article can be reproduced without permission from AsiaOne.
The Guardian
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Actor said Noel Clarke's Bafta award would hand him ‘loaded gun' against women, court told
A prominent actor said Noel Clarke's honorary award from Bafta was handing him a 'loaded gun' to seduce and silence women, the high court has heard. Jing Lusi, who stars in Gangs of London and Red Eye, is one of more than 20 women whose allegations of sexual misconduct by Clarke were reported by the Guardian in 2021-22 that form the basis of Clarke's libel claim against the publisher. In 2021, Bafta announced that it would give Clarke the outstanding British contribution to cinema award, although it was suspended after the revelations in the Guardian. In her witness statement, Lusi alleges that Clarke propositioned her over a dinner in 2018, 'describing sexual acts to me', repeatedly boasted about his 2009 rising star Bafta and then threatened her when she turned him down. The court was played audio of Lusi speaking to the Guardian journalist Sirin Kale in which the actor said of Clarke's honorary award: 'It's going to be a rape tool kit. You're handing him a rape tool, either he's going to use it to seduce women and lure them back to his lair or he's going to use it to silence them … It's terrifying. He couldn't stop talking about it [the 2009 award] in 2018.' Lusi, who also starred in Crazy Rich Asians, also said that the award was handing Clarke a 'loaded gun'. No allegations of rape were published by the Guardian. On Friday, Philip Williams, representing Clarke, asked Lusi whether she had ever made any such allegations against his client. She replied that she had not and was not accusing him of rape but when asked whether she wanted to retract her words about the award being 'a rape tool kit' she declined to do so. She also said on the call that the 2021 award was a box-ticking exercise 'because he's black'. Lusi told the court she believed that it was a response to Bafta having been accused of 'being too white' but her issue was that Clarke's body of work 'didn't warrant any award at that level'. She compared his 'mediocre' work unfavourably with that of Ang Lee, another person of colour, who received the Bafta fellowship award in 2021. When Williams suggested that she was 'professionally jealous' she laughed and denied it. Clarke returned to the witness box on Friday to respond to the discovery by his former best man and business partner, Davie Fairbanks, during the trial of a hard drive containing 15 photos of a woman given the pseudonym Ivy. Fairbanks claimed Clarke had sent them to him. Ivy said she had never seen them before. Clarke told the court: 'My explanation about him having the photographs is he stole them from my devices. I have never shared anyone's pictures, never have done, never would do. The only explanation is that Mr Fairbanks has … illicitly stored them for a decade and a half.' Gavin Millar KC, for the Guardian, suggested that Clarke had been forced to 'come up with a theory' after the photos were found but had no evidence to support it. The writer and producer of the Kidulthood trilogy denied Millar's assertions that he kept them for 'collateral' against women and that his argument – that he kept the photos in an unprotected folder on a laptop whose password he had given to his friend – was implausible. Clarke said that he had stored the photographs for 'aesthetic reasons' and that Fairbanks only had the laptop password in case anything ever happened to him. Apart from one more witness on 4 April attesting to the truth of the Guardian's reporting about Clarke, next week will be taken up by its journalists giving evidence, arguing that their reporting was in the public interest.
The Independent
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Actress said Noel Clarke would use Bafta to ‘lure women to lair', court told
Actress Jing Lusi told the Guardian that Noel Clarke would use an honorary Bafta to 'dupe girls and lure them back to his lair' or use it to 'silence them', the High Court has heard. Ms Lusi, who starred in ITV thriller Red Eye, told the newspaper it was 'terrifying' that Clarke was due to be given an honorary Bafta in 2021. The Gangs Of London actress is the latest witness to give evidence in Clarke's libel battle against Guardian News and Media (GNM). Clarke is suing the publisher of the Guardian over seven articles and a podcast, including an article in April 2021 that said 20 women who knew him professionally had come forward with allegations of misconduct. The Doctor Who actor, 49, denies the allegations and claims several people who have made allegations against him are part of a conspiracy to defame him. On Friday, audio of a conversation between Ms Lusi and Guardian journalists weeks before the articles were published was played in court, where she discussed Bafta's announcement that it would give Clarke the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award. In the conversation, she said the award was 'a loaded gun'. She said: 'He is either going to use it to dupe girls and lure them back to his lair or use it to silence them.' She continued: 'It is a double-edged sword he is going to bring down on women.' Referring to Clarke's first Bafta win in 2009, Ms Lusi also said that he 'dined out on that ticket', and that he 'could not stop talking about it' when the pair worked together on a film in 2018. In court, Clarke's barrister, Philip Williams, said that Ms Lusi's claims were 'outrageous', and asked whether she wished to withdraw the 'lair' allegation. Ms Lusi replied: 'No.' Mr Williams later said: 'You were part of the campaign against Mr Clarke's Bafta. 'That was fuelled by jealousy, spite and the fact you thought that he was mediocre.' Ms Lusi replied: 'That is not correct.' The court in London was told that Clarke and Ms Lusi worked together on the film SAS: Red Notice, which was filmed in Budapest, Hungary. In her witness statement, Ms Lusi said that at a dinner with Clarke and others during filming, she said she was aspiring to become a writer and suggested they could do a read-through of a script she had written. In her statement, she said: 'Noel seemed keen at the idea, so I asked 'where?', to which he responded, without missing a beat, 'in my bed' or 'in my bedroom'. 'I was taken aback and said 'what?' and he repeated 'in my bedroom', the second time playing mock shy, sipping on this drink. This was all in front of the others.' In court, Mr Williams said: 'The opportunity was there to go through the script.' He continued: 'He would read the script through in front of other people. There would be no reason to separate you off.' Ms Lusi replied: 'I did not have the script with me. I did not mean right there at that dinner.' She continued: 'He said something that was not about the work but sexualising a legitimate idea I had involving other actors.' She added: 'He turned it into a sexual connotation.' Ms Lusi also later claimed that at the same dinner, Clarke asked to look at her hands, which she refused. She claimed Clarke replied: 'Why? You won't let a black man touch you?' In court, Mr Williams told Ms Lusi that Clarke 'never said' the comment, to which Ms Lusi replied: 'He absolutely did. I found it horrifying.' Mr Williams suggested to Ms Lusi that during her and Clarke's time in Budapest, the pair engaged in 'sexual banter and conversation', which she 'volunteered'. Ms Lusi told the court that she had made some disclosures about her sex life to Clarke, but described herself as a 'prude' and said he 'had a way of making the most innocuous thing sexual' and was 'very probing'. In her witness statement, Ms Lusi then described another dinner between the pair in Budapest at which Clarke 'told me in explicit terms that he had fantasised about me, describing to me what he wanted to do to me', which she said left her 'feeling so disgusted'. She later claimed he threatened her, stating: 'When I rebutted what Noel had said, that's when the threat came. 'He said something to the effect of 'don't tell anyone about this, or I will find out about it. It's a small world, I know everyone, if you do tell anyone I will find out about it and I'll come for you' or 'I'll get you.' It was a clear threat. 'I think I agreed to what he asked, more out of shock and disbelief in the moment than out of fear.' In court, Mr Williams asked Ms Lusi why she did not confront Clarke the following day, to which she responded: 'You are asking me why I did not confront the man who I felt had harassed me and threatened me.' She continued: 'I think he knew he was out of order. If he did not know that, why did he silence me?' She added: 'I did not feel comfortable.' The hearing before Mrs Justice Steyn is due to conclude in April, with a decision expected in writing at a later date.
Yahoo
27-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Zhao Lusi Health Update: Actress Appears in Public for First Time After Scare
Chinese actress Zhao Lusi has made a surprise public appearance days after she suffered a health scare. Lusi has been going through a period of recovery after being hospitalized in Shanghai on December 18, 2024. Although she'd earlier updated her fans about her condition, the actress fully addressed the health scare while making her first appearance. According to Asia One, Zhao Lusi was part of an event in Chengdu for the beverage brand Viee for the first time since her health scare. Upon her arrival, fans present at the event were filled with joy to see her recovering well. As reported by ComingSoon previously, the actress, known for her work in the global hit C-Drama Hidden Love, was seen being supported by her staff as she was unable to walk. A clip of Lusi in a wheelchair in a weak state took over the internet causing a sense of worry to spread among her fans. Following this, speculations hit social media suggesting that Lusi's condition worsened because of depression, overwork, and possible aphasia. However, her team provided an update on Weibo about her health stating that Lusi 'felt unwell and went to the hospital for examination and treatment' while filming for her upcoming project Lovers. In her interview with Global Times recently, Lusi opened up about her severe depression and revealed that it led to symptoms like loss of speech and further affected her other physical functions. At the event, fans noticed Lusi using a cane to walk as she further shared details about her health scare. She conveyed, 'I experienced symptoms of paralysis and loss of speech. It was really hard to face myself at that time, but I'm so grateful to be like this right now.' The actress also raised awareness and announced she is starting a foundation in collaboration with Viee to assist those dealing with mental health problems. She added, 'I hope everyone can take this illness seriously and not delay treatment until it gets so severe. I realised there are many people like me so I really want to do something for them.' The post Zhao Lusi Health Update: Actress Appears in Public for First Time After Scare appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
