The Chinese actor Fan Bingbing, who has been missing for months amid rumours of possible wrongdoing, has been fined for tax evasion.
Fan will not face criminal charges if the fines and back taxes are “paid within the prescribed time limit”, Xinhua reported.
She had been accused in May by a Chinese TV presenter of using “yin-yang contracts” to lighten her tax burden.
The practice refers to celebrities who sign two contracts: one with their actual salary and another with a lower figure that is submitted to tax authorities.