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| Yu Menglong’s Death Still Raising Eyebrows — Song Yiren Dragged Into “Red Third Gen” Gossip Storm |
Trending: Does Song Yiren have strong backing to cover things up? A month after actor Alan Yu Menglong passed away, the noise hasn’t really died down.
The police may have wrapped up the case saying there was “no criminal act involved,” but the public isn’t convinced.
Online, theories have been flying — and somehow, actress Ireine Song (Song Yiren) ended up in the middle of it all.
Before Alan Yu’s death, there was said to be a private gathering attended by 17 people, a mix of entertainment and political figures.
Names thrown around online include a few film directors, writers, and even relatives of senior officials.
Among them, gossip points at Song Yiren, rumoured to have invited Yu Menglong to the meet-up.
That alone might not sound like much — until netizens started digging into her supposed background.
She’s said to be the granddaughter of Song Ao, a former Deputy Head of Logistics in the Beijing Military Region.
If true, that would make her part of what people call the “Red Third Generation”, meaning descendants of the country’s early political elite.
Once that label got attached to her name, things spiralled quickly.
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Discussions turned from what happened to Yu Menglong, to whether those with family power could be quietly involved.
Song Yiren’s Firm Response
Through her lawyer, Song Yiren has strongly denied everything. She clarified that:
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She wasn’t even there at the scene.
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Claims of “forcing someone to drink” or “fleeing abroad” are completely false.
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The so-called “murder” rumours are pure fabrication.
She’s also made it clear that her family is ordinary, not politically connected, and that she’ll take legal action against anyone spreading fake stories about her or her family background.
The Red Elite Context
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To understand why this blew up, here’s the background people keep referring to:
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Red Second Generation (红二代) are the children of senior Communist Party officials.
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Red Third Generation (红三代) are their grandchildren — the generation often associated with inherited political privilege, access, and influence.
So whenever a celebrity is rumoured to belong to that circle, public scrutiny follows. It’s not about what they did, but what they might be protected from.
Even though there’s no public evidence connecting anyone from that gathering to Yu Menglong’s death, the whispers haven’t faded.
The mix of fame, power, and tragedy is always combustible online.
Some say the fast official conclusion raised suspicion; others believe social media just refused to accept an ordinary answer to an extraordinary loss.
Right now, there’s zero verified proof that Song Yiren or anyone else connected to political families had anything to do with Yu Menglong’s death.
But the combination of secrecy, speculation, and high-profile names has kept the public’s imagination running wild — and unless more clarity surfaces, this story probably won’t rest anytime soon.