BBC News
October 22, 2021
Celebrated Chinese pianist Li Yundi has been detained for soliciting a prostitute, state media has said.
A 39-year-old and a sex worker, 29, have confessed to the illegal activity, Beijing police said in an online post. They were caught after authorities received tip-offs from the public.
While the police did not publish his full name in the notice, state media outlets later confirmed it to be Li.
The news has shocked many fans of the man known as China’s “Piano Prince”.