Rape is so hard to prove unfortunately, and victims are treated as perpetrators! It is sickening. I just really hope there is justice for these poor girls.
legally he will get out of this. It's extremely difficult to prove sexual assault, and even more so in China where the culture it is way more conservative than the west. Although many people are starting to speak out, victim-blaming is still rampant. Yes, it is too in the west, but event more prominent in China due to the way media works, which I will explain in a bit.
I'm not very sure in the entertainment industry. Although his brands have dropped him and it seemed like he has been blacklisted, no one knows if it is permanent. The thing is, Kris didn't become famous because of his singing, dancing, rapping, acting or variety skills. In fact, 99% of normal people (excluding his fans) will agree that Kris has absolutely zero "representing" work. Ex. This is ZhangZiyi, known for her role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Memoir of a Geisha".... Here is Xiao Zhan, know for his role in "The Untamed". This is Jay Chou, one of the best-selling musician with 5 Golden Music Awards. Here is BTS, known for their Billboard achievements... etc. You get the drill. Kris? People always introduce him as ex-EXO member because that literally is his most well-known achievement.
Kris became famous because of the "capital" behind the entertainment industry. The "Capital" basically decide who they will support to become famous and they look at entertainers as investment products. It's very different than the west where you go through auditions after auditions after auditions. In China, companies will get you top resources even before you've "made it". And of course, the mass will eventually notice someone if they star in numerous movies, dramas, model online, or are often seen with A-Listers. China also has the infamous "water army". That's the direct translation. It means bots or paid workers who masquerade as real people online and they spam SNS to either give the illusion that someone is famous, or to spread propaganda/bring awareness to something. So this is how the mega star Kris was born. He has incredibly strong and powerful Capital backing him up, and that's how he managed to scored many endorsement deals, which also is what he's more known of because he really lacks in all other areas. Now we add the water army to mass vote for him for online polls, manipulate online data, post 1000000x on Weibo on how they love him, etc, so the general public then believes that he's a top-tier celebrity. This is actually not an isolated incident, many top celebrities were born this way. Connection beats everything in the Chinese entertainment industry, and yes talent means nothing without connections. It is an extremely corrupt industry full of power abuse, sexual exploitation and money laundering.
So, unless the Capital behind Kris decides to drop him as "investment losses". He has a good chance to bounce back like he has SEVERAL TIMES throughout his careers. This isn't the first time he got exposed. But he has the power, money and connection to pay private media outlets and certain organizations to spread propaganda for him. Just like he is doing now. You may have noticed the majority of the focus is on the victim, on whether DMZ is the perfect victim, what her motives for exposing Kris is, etc. While Kris' role in this scandal has become so minor that he's just in the background now. We barely hear from him. But we hear plenty of DMZ because she has to constantly prove and defend herself.
This, is the reality of SA victims in China. This, is why a lot of people are extremely upset because it's not just SA victims trying to get justice anymore, they also have to fight against capitalism.
