Fan Bingbing

Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing took to social media for the first time in months Wednesday to apologise to fans and the Communist Party for tax evasion, shortly after news broke that authorities had ordered her to pay nearly $130 million in back taxes and fines.

Until a few months ago, the future looked bright for Fan Bingbing. As one of China's biggest movie stars, she had featured in a couple of Hollywood superhero blockbusters and scores of local films, with many other projects in the pipeline.

"Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday topped a Forbes magazine list of the world's highest paid actresses for the second straight year, earning some $46 million, followed by Melissa McCarthy.

As Keanu Reeves, star of Hollywood blockbusters such as Speed and The Matrix, visits China to promote his directorial debut Man Of Tai Chi, an increasing number of Hollywood films are beginning to feature more and more Chinese elements.

There's vintage fashion and there's ancient fashion -- and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing tapped into the latter for the opening of the Cannes.

Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing took to social media for the first time in months Wednesday to apologise to fans and the Communist Party for tax evasion, shortly after news broke that authorities had ordered her to pay nearly $130 million in back taxes and fines.

Until a few months ago, the future looked bright for Fan Bingbing. As one of China's biggest movie stars, she had featured in a couple of Hollywood superhero blockbusters and scores of local films, with many other projects in the pipeline.

"Hunger Games" star Jennifer Lawrence on Tuesday topped a Forbes magazine list of the world's highest paid actresses for the second straight year, earning some $46 million, followed by Melissa McCarthy.

As Keanu Reeves, star of Hollywood blockbusters such as Speed and The Matrix, visits China to promote his directorial debut Man Of Tai Chi, an increasing number of Hollywood films are beginning to feature more and more Chinese elements.

There's vintage fashion and there's ancient fashion -- and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing tapped into the latter for the opening of the Cannes.