After three months of being MIA, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has resurfaced. Her sudden disappearance was clouded by controversy of tax evasion, which she now admitted through her Weibo account. “I feel ashamed and guilty for what I did, and here, I offer my sincere apology to everyone,” she wrote.
“I feel ashamed that I committed tax evasion in Unbreakable Spirit and other projects by taking advantage of ‘split contracts,'” she admitted further. “Throughout these days of my cooperation with the taxation authorities’ investigation of my accounts as well as my company’s, I have realized that, as a public figure, I should’ve observed the law, setting a good example for society and the industry.”
It was revealed that through “split contracting,” the actress’ “official” salary was around $1.56 million, while her actual salary was at $10 million.
She is set to appear in a Hollywood movie soon, American spy thriller 355, alongside Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o, Penelope Cruz, and Marion Cotillard.
[Refinery29]
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