MYSTERY DISAPPEARANCE
X-Men star Fan Bingbing mysteriously vanishes from public eye leaving fans baffled and sparking a social media frenzy
The Chinese megastar hasn’t been seen in public since July 1, when she visited a children’s hospital
CHINESE social media users have been whipped up into a frenzy wondering about the whereabouts of one of the country’s biggest film stars.
Fan Bingbing's loyal fans track her every move on Chinese social media platform Weibo, and are baffled by her lack of activity on the site.
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The 36-year-old is one of the highest paid actresses in the world and played the mutant Blink in X-Men: Days of Future Past.
She hasn’t been seen in public since July 1, when she visited a children’s hospital.
The star, who has 62 million followers, was last active was on Weibo on July 23.
Her “disappearance”, as her legion of fans have dubbed it, comes just a few months after TV presenter Cui Yongyuan appeared to accuse the actor of tax evasion.
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The broadcaster hinted she had signed two so called “yin-and-yang” contracts.
According to AsiaOne, the allegation is that Ms Fan has two contracts for her four-day work, with one for remuneration of £1.2million which was used to declare tax, while a secret contract with remuneration of £5.6 million was signed in private.
Her studio has denied these allegations and Mr Cui apologised, but concerned fans worry she may have been detained.
According to Chinese newspaper The Economic Observer, the police in Jiangsu province have stepped in to investigate and Ms Fan and her brother, Fan Chengcheng are reportedly barred from leaving the country.
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That article has since been removed from the website.
Since the tax scandal broke, Jing Daily reports that luxury houses like Guerlain, De Beers, and Montblanc that have appointed Ms Fan as their brand ambassador are cautiously observing the possible impact on their businesses, with all of them stopping engaging with her on social media.
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Her Weibo and Instagram accounts have been bombarded with messages asking her to release a statement confirming she is OK.
According to the BBC, fans have been writing “We love you, Fan Bingbing” and “we are waiting for an answer”.
Attempts to contact the star by the press have been unsuccessful.
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