Disgraced Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing has spent the past two years off the radar following an explosive 2018 tax evasion scandal. But she is expected to reemerge soon in a period drama on Chinese streamer Youku.
The $70 million-budgeted TV series “Win the World” is one of the most expensive TV series ever to be made in China, according to the South China Morning Post — yet that didn’t stop it from almost never seeing the light of day when its two main actors fell foul of the law. China takes cancel culture to the next level by often permanently shelving projects affiliated with scandal-plagued stars, no matter what the investment.
“Win the World” was supposed to have debuted in 2018, but was put on hold indefinitely after Fan was found guilty of tax fraud and hit with an order to pay more than $100 million in fines and back taxes. Its upcoming release...
The $70 million-budgeted TV series “Win the World” is one of the most expensive TV series ever to be made in China, according to the South China Morning Post — yet that didn’t stop it from almost never seeing the light of day when its two main actors fell foul of the law. China takes cancel culture to the next level by often permanently shelving projects affiliated with scandal-plagued stars, no matter what the investment.
“Win the World” was supposed to have debuted in 2018, but was put on hold indefinitely after Fan was found guilty of tax fraud and hit with an order to pay more than $100 million in fines and back taxes. Its upcoming release...
- 5/29/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Chinese actor Gao Yunxiang was this week acquitted in Australia of multiple rape and sexual assault charges. Producer, Wang Jing was similarly found not guilty on seven counts of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault.
The cases sprang from accusations made in March 2018 that the two men had gone to the Sydney hotel room of a woman with whom they had been partying, after completing filming of Chinese series “Love in Aryana.” There, they were alleged to have taken turns in assaulting her, with one of them raping her. The woman cannot be named for legal reasons.
A jury took one day to deliberate on the charges, and accepted the men’s assertions that the sex was consensual. The judge delivered the jury’s verdict on Thursday.
The cases were previously heard in December last year, but the jury reached a decision on only one case – Gao was found not...
The cases sprang from accusations made in March 2018 that the two men had gone to the Sydney hotel room of a woman with whom they had been partying, after completing filming of Chinese series “Love in Aryana.” There, they were alleged to have taken turns in assaulting her, with one of them raping her. The woman cannot be named for legal reasons.
A jury took one day to deliberate on the charges, and accepted the men’s assertions that the sex was consensual. The judge delivered the jury’s verdict on Thursday.
The cases were previously heard in December last year, but the jury reached a decision on only one case – Gao was found not...
- 3/20/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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