Jeremy Renner at Center of Huge Health Fears Over S– Scandal — ‘First his Accident, Now This… It Could Kill Him’

Jeremy Renner is facing fresh turmoil after shocking allegations from Chinese filmmaker Yi Zhou – a storm that friends say could threaten both his recovery and his reputation.

The Avengers star, still rebuilding his life after a near-fatal snow plough accident, is now accused of sending explicit images, drunkenly yelling at a collaborator and making an immigration threat during a bitter fallout with a former business partner.

Renner, 54, who nearly lost his life in January 2023 after being crushed by a 14,000-pound snow plow outside his Reno, Nev., home, has been accused by Zhou, 37, of harassment and intimidation during what she describes as a short-lived professional and romantic entanglement.

Zhou – who worked with Renner on the documentary Chronicles of Disney and the animated film Stardust Future – claimed on Instagram the actor sent personal and intimate photographs, pursued her romantically and later turned hostile when she confronted him.

“The allegations being made are totally inaccurate and untrue,” a spokesperson for Renner said.

But Zhou alleged during a meeting at Renner’s Reno home in August, the actor drank heavily and “yelled for two hours,” forcing her to lock herself in a room.

She said: “I was discussing about the doc logistics, then he drank a bottle of wine alone and got angry and angry yelling for two hours.”

“I had to location share to my team, my parents and Disney colleagues in case something happens to me they know where I am. “I had to lock myself in a room to be safe praying he would not come into the room at night as he was really angry. I did not say a word, I was so scared for my life,” she continued.

Zhou claimed the actor had initially pursued her romantically, sending explicit photos along with flirtatious messages.

She added: “Mr. Renner first contacted me directly in June, sending personal and intimate photographs of himself, behavior that, according to public reports, he has exhibited before.”

Zhou had previously posted a picture of a man’s naked torso on her Instagram Stories, claiming it was a photo Renner sent her unsolicited.

She added: “I have a collection of those photos and the p— gifs that he sent.”

Zhou has also said she felt manipulated and professionally exploited. She claims he pursued her and then “denied” her work.

According to Zhou, tensions erupted after she asked Renner to publicly promote their film collaborations. “When I called him out privately about his past misconduct and asked him to behave properly, to respect me as a woman and a filmmaker, he threatened to call immigration/ICE on me,” she said, calling it an “act that deeply shocked and frightened me.”

A source close to Renner said the actor has been “devastated” by the renewed controversy. “Jeremy’s health has been fragile since the accident,” the source said. “He’s been through months of surgery, therapy, and pain. The stress of this scandal could undo all that progress and actually take years off his life. The stress is killing him.”

Renner’s lawyer, Marty Singer, insisted Zhou’s claims are baseless and motivated by revenge after romantic rejection. Singer added the pair met once in July for a hotel interview in Reno and had a “brief consensual encounter.”

He added Zhou later sent unsolicited and explicit messages professing her love for the actor and that Renner had not spoken to her for weeks.

Zhou said it took her a “long time” to build up the “courage” to speak out about her alleged experiences with Renner.

Renner – who shares a 12-year-old daughter, Ava, with his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco – has previously faced personal turmoil, including Pacheco’s 2019 claims of substance abuse and reckless behavior, which he denied.

Now, those close to him say his focus should be on staying alive. “He’s worked so hard to heal,” the source said. “First his accident, now this – it could literally kill him.”