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| Uniqlo sex video: Five arrested after changing room footage goes viral in China | |
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| Five people have been arrested by Chinese police after a sex tape apparently made in a Uniqlo changing room went viral. | Five people have been arrested by Chinese police after a sex tape apparently made in a Uniqlo changing room went viral. |
| The video gained millions of views online after it was uploaded to social media last week. In the footage, a young couple appear to have sex in the changing room of the fashion retailer’s store in the Sanlitun area of Beijing. | The video gained millions of views online after it was uploaded to social media last week. In the footage, a young couple appear to have sex in the changing room of the fashion retailer’s store in the Sanlitun area of Beijing. |
| The clip spread like wildfire online after it was shared on Chinese social media. | The clip spread like wildfire online after it was shared on Chinese social media. |
| China Daily reports that police have now arrested five people in connection with the video, including the couple featured in it. | China Daily reports that police have now arrested five people in connection with the video, including the couple featured in it. |
| According to the paper, police are seeking to establish whether the video was a publicity stunt by Uniqlo. The company deny any involvement in the video. | According to the paper, police are seeking to establish whether the video was a publicity stunt by Uniqlo. The company deny any involvement in the video. |
| In a statement they said: “We would like to remind the public to uphold social morality and use our fitting rooms in a correct and proper way. | In a statement they said: “We would like to remind the public to uphold social morality and use our fitting rooms in a correct and proper way. |
| “We also firmly deny some online allegations saying the video is our marketing gimmick.” | “We also firmly deny some online allegations saying the video is our marketing gimmick.” |
| The video has caused a stir in China, with the director of the internet watchdog Cyberspace Administration of China condemning the footage as “against socialist core values”. | The video has caused a stir in China, with the director of the internet watchdog Cyberspace Administration of China condemning the footage as “against socialist core values”. |
| Many people have taken selfies outside the capital's store | Many people have taken selfies outside the capital's store |
| The Uniqlo store where the footage was shot has become something of a tourist attraction as people flock to take selfies outside the now notorious building. | The Uniqlo store where the footage was shot has become something of a tourist attraction as people flock to take selfies outside the now notorious building. |