The year 2021 saw a string of high-profile celebrity cancellations, including actor Zhang Zhehan, star of the popular danmei 耽美 (Boys' Love) series Word of Honor, pop star Kris Wu 吴亦凡 who was arrested on suspicion of rape, and actress Zheng Shuang 郑爽 who was fined for tax evasion. The driving force behind this growing culture of extreme celebrity cancellation within China is not always genuine social sentiment, nor the tightening grip of the Party-State; but rather an increasing...
