Chinese idol Didi was accused of grabbing a fan's phone and throwing it to the ground after being followed and filmed at close range at a high-speed rail station in Jinan on Monday, with his agency denying any physical violence.
Online footage showed two women pointing their phone cameras almost touching his face. In another clip, he is seen grabbing a phone from a woman in a white coat in a station parking lot and pushing her aside.
His agency said Didi only seized and damaged the phone screen, with no physical violence involved. The fan was identified as a "sasaeng" – a term for obsessive fans who stalk, harass and invade celebrities' privacy.
The two sides have negotiated compensation for the phone. No police report or full surveillance footage confirming a physical altercation has been released.
Didi, 23, a member of boy band ONER, has had previous conflicts with obsessive fans. In July, he also grabbed and threw a phone after close-up filming. In October, he said he would take legal action against sasaeng fans for harassment, rumors and misleading public opinion.
