Chinese star pleads not guilty to NSW rape

Chinese actor Gao Yunxiang has pleaded not guilty to raping a woman with his producer friend in a Sydney hotel room.

Chinese actor Yunxiang Gao plans to fight claims he raped a women in a Sydney holet. (AAP) Source: AAP

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 on Friday at Sydney's Downing Centre District Court pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a woman multiple times at the Shangri-La Hotel in March 2018.

Gao, a star so popular in Asia his lawyer likened him to Hugh Jackman, appeared before a courtroom packed with Chinese media while Wang appeared via video link.

Both men pleaded not guilty to all charges.

A trial has been set down for late October 2019 and is expected to run for six weeks.