Agnes He, a university student in the southeastern Jiangsu Province of China, said that she believed it could help rein in fan behavior that had gone too far. But she […]
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Back to news homeChina’s Celebrity Culture Is Raucous. The Authorities Want to Change That.
China’s online censors have for years relentlessly silenced political dissidents, #MeToo activists, liberal intellectuals, satirists and anybody else who has threatened to disturb the digital peace.Now, its internet minders have […]
With #MeToo Case Against Kris Wu, China Hits Out at Celebrities
China’s ruling Communist Party has seized on the high-profile detention of a Canadian Chinese pop singer in Beijing on suspicion of rape to deliver a stark warning against what it […]
Cryptocurrency Seeks the Spotlight, With Spike Lee’s Help
Some celebrity endorsements of cryptocurrencies have run into trouble. In 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission cautioned that some famous people were hyping the virtual currency sales known as initial […]
China’s Anger at Foreign Brands Helps Local Rivals
Tim Min once drove BMWs. He considered buying a Tesla.Instead Mr. Min, the 33-year-old owner of a Beijing cosmetics start-up, bought an electric car made by a Chinese Tesla rival, […]
‘The Market Seems Crazy’: Start-Ups Wrestle With Flood of Offers
The frenzy has already led to trouble. The stock of Nikola, an electric car start-up that went public via a SPAC in June, has plunged more than 80 percent after […]
The Swag Must Go On: Hollywood’s Pandemic Oscar Campaign
Those blocks are typically brimming with voters; Paramount Pictures is there, as is Raleigh Studios, where Netflix rents production space. With most people in Los Angeles still holed up at […]
She Mocked Men’s Bluster. Then Came the Complaints.
HONG KONG — Yang Li, a comedian, tells jokes about men and their egos.She is hardly the first in the stand-up world to mine such a rich source of material. […]