Chinese tax authorities have ordered "X-Men" star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling $130 million, ending months of speculation over one of the country’s highest-profile entertainers since she disappeared from public view three months ago. Of the total amount,
Chinese tax authorities have ordered « X-Men » star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totaling $130 million, ending months of speculation over one of the country’s highest-profile entertainers since she disappeared from public view three months ago.
Of the total amount, Fan is being personally fined around $70 million for tax evasion, according to an announcement carried by China’s official Xinhua News Agency Wednesday, citing tax authorities.
Fan would not be investigated for criminal responsibility for tax evasion as long as the taxes, fines and late fees amounting to nearly 900 million yuan ($130 million) were paid on time, the report said.
The announcement gave no indication as to Fan’s whereabouts but indicated her agent was being held by police for allegedly obstructing the investigation.
Fan has starred in dozens of movies and TV series in China and is best known internationally for her role as Blink in 2014’s « X-Men: Days of Future Past, » a cameo in the Chinese version of « Iron Man 3, » and star turns on the red carpet at Cannes as recently as May.
