Film star dubbed 'China's Hugh Jackman' and his movie producer friend plead not guilty to raping a woman in a Sydney's luxury Shangri-La hotel
- Chinese movie star and movie producer pleaded not guilty to raping a woman
- Gao Yunxiang and Wang Jing were at Sydney's Downing Centre District Court
- The woman accused the pair of assaulting her at the Shangri-La hotel last year
A Chinese movie star and his producer friend have pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in a luxury Sydney hotel.
Actor Gao Yunxiang and producer Wang Jing appeared at Sydney's Downing Centre District Court on Friday.
They pleaded pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman multiple times at the Shangri-La Hotel in March 2018.
Actor Gao Yunxiang (pictured) appeared at Sydney's Downing Centre District Court on Friday
A Chinese movie star and his producer friend have pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in a luxury Sydney hotel
Gao, a star so popular in Asia his lawyer likened him to Hugh Jackman, appeared before a courtroom packed with Chinese media.
However, Wang appeared before the court via video link.
Both men pleaded not guilty to all charges, including aggravated sexual assault where the victim was deprived of liberty, through an interpreter.
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The 36-year-old woman claims Wang and Gao assaulted her repeatedly in the hotel room after they all left a karaoke bar about 2am on March 27.
The actor, also known as Gavin Gao, was out that night with his co-accused and staff from a TV show they'd just finished filming in Sydney.
The pair had been partying after wrapping up TV series Love in Arayana.
A trial date was set down for late October and is expected to take six weeks.
Gao (pictured, right), a star so popular in Asia his lawyer likened him to Hugh Jackman, appeared before a courtroom packed with Chinese media
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