A television industry source surnamed Jiang told Radio Free Asia on Dec. 16 that the Fan Bingbing scandal had a big impact on people in the industry.
Fan, one of China’s top paid actresses, suddenly disappeared from public view in mid-2018 while charged with tax evasion. It was later reported that she was detained and investigated by Chinese authorities at a secret location. Fan eventually offered a public apology and agreed to pay fines and taxes totaling around $130 million.
