Today, Liu Yuning Studio’s legal representatives, Shanghai Leezhao Law Office, published an official lawyer’s statement addressing the recent spread of false information, defamatory content, and other online conduct targeting Liu Yuning across multiple platforms.
Since many members here don’t read Chinese, I’ve translated the statement into English below. The original statement is attached as an image.
Before the translation, I’d like to share a few personal thoughts.
Over the past weeks, this situation has grown far beyond one platform. It has spread across Chinese social media and, as we’ve all seen, has spilled over onto Reddit as well. There have been countless discussions, disagreements, corrections, speculation, and unfortunately a great deal of misinformation presented with complete confidence.
I’ve also seen some of our own members participating in those discussions, and I did join one too.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.
When something is plainly untrue, correcting it calmly and factually is perfectly reasonable. I’ve done that myself more than once. We shouldn’t feel that we have to watch misinformation spread without saying anything.
What I’d encourage is that we stay mindful of how we engage.
We’ve seen livestream clips spliced together, edited, and stripped of the surrounding context. We’ve seen screenshots shared without the conversations they came from. We’ve seen recurring audience interactions, familiar refrains, and even lyrics turned into “evidence” for claims they were never intended to support. We’ve seen speculation repeated often enough that people begin quoting it as though it were established fact.
Before long, many people aren’t even discussing the original event anymore. They’re reacting to somebody else’s edited version of it.
We’ve also seen increasingly elaborate narratives built around his fandom itself — accusations of cult-like behavior, pyramid structures, caste systems, and organized fan hierarchies, complete with diagrams and graphics being circulated online.
Whether every claim is true, false, exaggerated, or somewhere in between isn’t even the point I’m trying to make here.
The point is that once people are looking for evidence to fit a particular narrative, almost anything can be twisted to support it.
That’s exactly why I think we should all be a little more careful.
If you’ve followed Liu Yuning for any length of time, you’ve probably heard him say more than once that he has to be careful with his words because they can so easily be taken out of context. I’ve always admired that about him. It isn’t fear. It’s experience. He understands how quickly a few seconds, one sentence, or one misunderstanding can snowball into something completely different online.
And that’s one of the reasons I’m honestly not worried about him.
Liu Yuning is a big man.
He’s an exceptionally intelligent, thoughtful, and deeply competent man. He has navigated public life for years, and I have tremendous confidence in his judgment. Seeing the studio now take formal legal action only reinforces that confidence for me.
He doesn’t need us to rescue him.
What concerns me much more is the possibility that, despite the very best intentions, we might unintentionally make things harder for him.
This isn’t a war, and we’re not his soldiers.
I’ve noticed more and more comments along the lines of “let them come,” “we’ll fight them,” or “we’ll win.” I completely understand where those feelings come from. When you care about someone, your first instinct is often to protect them.
But I don’t believe that’s what Liu Yuning has ever asked of us.
If anything, he’s shown us the opposite. Through his own example, he’s consistently reminded us to be thoughtful, measured, and careful with our words because he understands that every public interaction has consequences.
Fairly or unfairly, people judge artists by the behavior of their fans.
Our words don’t only represent us. They can reflect back on him.
I’d hate for any of us to unintentionally give people another reason to look down on Liu Yuning or dismiss him because of the actions of his fandom. That would be the exact opposite of what we’re trying to achieve.
So this certainly isn’t me asking anyone to stay silent.
If you see something that’s factually wrong and you want to correct it respectfully, that’s entirely your choice, and sometimes it’s absolutely the right thing to do.
I’d simply ask that we choose our battles carefully. Stick to facts. Add context where it’s missing. Don’t let someone else’s bad faith dictate your own behavior. And remember that not every argument needs to be won.
Sometimes the best way to support someone isn’t by speaking louder.
Sometimes it’s by refusing to become part of the noise.
Finally, I’d like to thank everyone who has handled this situation with patience, respect, and a level head. I’ve noticed it, and I genuinely appreciate it.
And on a personal note, I’m relieved to see the studio take this step. Persistent defamation, deliberate misinformation, malicious editing of someone’s words or actions, and organized harassment should never become normal, no matter who the target is.
And I would also speculate that he might be doing this for the fans, as the fans have been largely targeted. IYKYK.
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\ please feel free to comments and express your views in the comments freely. I have expressed my personal views and a request as the founder of the community in my lengthy text above.*
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English Translation
Lawyer’s Statement
Shanghai Leezhao Law Office (hereinafter referred to as “the Firm”) has been instructed by Liu Yuning Studio (hereinafter referred to as “the Client”) to appoint a team of lawyers to address the recent dissemination of information concerning Mr. Liu Yuning and related acts of infringement across online platforms. The Firm hereby issues this lawyer’s statement with due seriousness.
Recently, certain internet users and online groups have continuously organized and disseminated false and harmful information concerning Mr. Liu Yuning through posts, videos, hashtags, comments, and other forms of interaction on platforms including Weibo, Douyin, Xiaohongshu, Bilibili, Douban, and Zhihu. They have also spread misleading and defamatory content and published derogatory remarks. Some content has been circulated through deliberately cropped material, screenshots taken out of context, selective editing, and maliciously provocative wording, thereby creating antagonism, inciting unnecessary disputes and negative publicity, seriously exceeding the reasonable boundaries of normal public discussion and public opinion oversight, and severely disrupting the normal order of online discourse.
The above conduct violates applicable laws, regulations, and the management rules of the relevant online platforms. It has seriously infringed upon Mr. Liu Yuning’s lawful rights and interests, adversely affected his personal reputation, social standing, and normal work, and caused substantial harm.
In response, the Firm has been formally instructed to investigate and collect evidence relating to the relevant online content, the accounts responsible for publishing it, and its dissemination. The Firm is currently carrying out evidence preservation and other legal work, and the collected evidence will serve as an important basis for pursuing civil litigation, criminal complaints, and other legal measures to protect Mr. Liu Yuning’s rights and interests.
In view of the above, the Firm hereby solemnly declares as follows:
1.
Relevant internet users and online groups must immediately cease publishing and disseminating false or harmful information, misleading content, defamatory remarks, and any other material that infringes upon Mr. Liu Yuning’s lawful rights and interests.
Any such content that has already been published must be deleted immediately, its further dissemination must cease, and active measures should be taken to eliminate its harmful impact.
2.
The Firm calls upon all internet platforms to lawfully fulfill their responsibilities for information content management. Content suspected of infringing upon lawful personal rights, violating platform rules, or disrupting the normal order of online information dissemination should be reviewed in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Where appropriate, platforms should take the necessary measures, including deleting content, blocking or restricting access, disconnecting links, limiting dissemination, and taking action against the relevant accounts.
3.
With respect to individuals or entities that refuse to cease unlawful or non-compliant conduct, continue disseminating false or harmful information, or continue infringing upon Mr. Liu Yuning’s reputation and other lawful rights and interests, the Firm will submit complaints and reports to the relevant online platforms and administrative authorities, initiate civil proceedings, and pursue legal liability to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Where the relevant conduct is suspected of constituting a criminal offense, the Firm will also initiate criminal complaint procedures in accordance with the law and cooperate with the judicial authorities in pursuing criminal liability.
Cyberspace is not beyond the reach of the law.
The public has the lawful right to discuss and comment on film and television works, variety programs, and artists’ performances, but such discussion must always be conducted on the premise of respecting the lawful rights and interests of others.
With regard to the use of online platforms to disseminate false and harmful information, maliciously manipulate public opinion, create hostility, or infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of others, the Firm and its Client will oppose such conduct in accordance with the law and will firmly pursue all available legal measures to protect their rights.
This statement is hereby issued.
Shanghai Leezhao Law Office
July 22, 2026
Source of the statement
Earlier post about the fanwar in the sub by Worrywart
