Brands sever ties with Chinese celebrity Kris Wu after date rape allegation

Du Meizhu, 19, accuses ex-boyband member of date-raping her when she was 17

Chinese brands have severed ties with the Chinese-Canadian singer-actor Kris Wu after he was accused of date rape by a student.

Wu shot to fame as a member of the South Korean boyband EXO. After leaving the group in 2014 he pursued a lucrative acting, modelling and singing career in China.