Luxury brands drop star for hiring sex workers

Beijing: Global brands including Prada and Remy Martin have cut ties with Chinese superstar Li Yifeng (pic), after the actor was detained for soliciting sex workers.

Li becomes the latest in a line of artists to find themselves in legal trouble recently, as the government cracks down on China’s entertainment industry, stepping up efforts to rein in what it calls “chaotic fan culture” and celebrity excess.