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Both (Right) Yu Menglong and (Left) Qiao Renliang’s cases highlight a recurring pattern in celebrity deaths in China: official rulings such as accident or suicide often give way to elaborate conspiracy theories involving drugs, sexual assault or powerful figures.

US television host Jimmy Kimmel arrives for "An Evening With Jimmy Kimmel" at the Roosevelt hotel in Hollywood on Aug 7, 2019. - (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP)

A sign is displayed outside the El Capitan Entertainment Centre in Hollywood where the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show will be recorded on the first night the show will return to the ABC lineup on Sept 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kimmel's ABC late-night show is returning tonight after being suspended following controversy over his comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. -(Photo by MARIO TAMA / Getty Images via AFP)

SAG-AFTRA union member Jessica Brown celebrates in Hollywood following the announcement that the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show will return to the ABC lineup on September 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kimmel's ABC late-night show had been "indefinitely" taken off the air following controversy over his comments about the killing of Charlie Kirk. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Sammy Obeid, an American writer and stand-up comedian. Photo: Edited in Canva.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. Photo by Bernama

Elmo appears onstage for "Read with Elmo & Geena" during the 11th Annual Bentonville Film Festival led by Geena Davis on June 21, 2025 in Bentonville, Arkansas. (Photo by Jason Davis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

A man holds a sign with images of US President Donald Trump and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro that reads "Enemies of the people" during a demonstration calling to tax the super-rich and demanding the end of the six-day workweek. Photo by Miguel Schincariol/AFP FIL EPIX

Equip the youth with media literacy skills, understanding how algorithms work, evaluating credibility, and distinguishing between content that represents versus promotes certain ideas. Photo: Canva

People arrive at the Zawya cinema in downtown Cairo on May 1, 2025. In the heart of Cairo, a small cinema has for over a decade offered a unique space for independent film in a country whose industry is largely dominated by commercial considerations (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)