brands sever ties as actor li yifeng detained for soliciting -即嗨体育app下载
sponsors, including fashion house prada and luxury watch manufacturer panerai, have severed ties with chinese artiste li yifeng after he was detained for soliciting.
beijing police said that li, a popular singer and actor, has been detained for soliciting prostitutes multiple times. the 35-year-old has admitted to the crime, police added.
claims about li's detention began circulating online on saturday when a scheduled show on china central television's mid-autumn festival gala was abruptly canceled.
li posted on weibo the same day dismissing the claims as "pure rumors" and threatened to sue the "rumor spreaders."
a total of a dozen brands ended their contract with li yesterday, including international brands like prada and panerai, in the aftermath of the prostitution scandal.
