Where Is Chinese Actress Fan Bingbing? Rumors Swirl 'X-Men' Star Is In Jail!
Sept. 12 2018, Published 8:44 p.m. ET
Where is Chinese actress Fan Bingbing? The highest-paid actress from the communist country hasn’t been seen in public since May and rumors have swirled that she is in jail following a shocking tax evasion scandal. A report claiming she had been put “under control” fueled the fires that she was possibly locked up. Bingbing’s last public appearance was on May 14, 2018 at the Cannes Film Festival and she hasn’t been caught by photographers anywhere since then. Click through RadarOnline.com’s gallery for the details of the mystery of her tax evasion scandal and the rumors that claim Bingbing may be in jail.
Last photo! Bingbing, 36, was last spotted on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2018.
The Guardian newspaper reported that the state-run Chinese newspaper Securities Daily reported that Bingbing had been put “under control," and would accept the legal decision,” in the case. The Guardian stated that the report by Securities Daily was taken down shortly after it was posted.
Bingbing was reportedly involved in an investigation over celebrity “yin-yang contracts,” where actors have two contracts – one that lists their real salary and another with a smaller figure that is given to tax authorities.
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Taiwan News reported that the Securities Daily report quoted an influential figure in Beijing who said Bingbing was still in prison and "it's really tragic, and won't be able to get out." The article said her “yin-yang contracts” were only the "tip of the iceberg" of her legal problems.
Bingbing starred in the 2014 movie X-Men: Days of Future Past as Blink and was known world-wide for her red carpet fashions.
Her last Instagram post was on May 23, 2018 when she posted a photo of a fan copying her red-carpet look in a dress made out of kale. “So cute,” she captioned the photo that copied her Karoui Couture dress, which she paired with De Beers jewelry at the Everybody Knows premiere on May 8, 2018.
Bingbing’s fiancé, Li Chen, was filming a movie in the United States, according to IMDB, as she was reportedly missing. What do you think has happened to Fan Bingbing? Sound off in comments below. We pay for juicy info! Do you have a story for RadarOnline.com? Email us at tips@radaronline.com, or call us at (866) ON-RADAR (667-2327) any time, day or night.