Chinese actor Li Yifeng, whose feature credits include The Pioneer and Mr Six, has been detained by police in Beijing for allegedly soliciting prostitutes on multiple occasions.

Citing a Sunday post on the Weibo account of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, the Global Times reports that Li was arrested under criminal charges, and confessed to the crime. The bureau did not disclose his full name in its post, though CCTV later said it had confirmed that it was the actor, citing sources from “authoritative channels.”

Earlier, Li’s studio had issued a statement saying that some internet comments about his personal life were simply rumors. Li had also reportedly posted on Weibo, where he has over 60 million followers, saying the rumors had caused him emotional damage and affected his ongoing businesses.

Those posts were shortly deleted, and related search terms also disappeared, state-backed local media said.

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