KUALA LUMPUR: Internationally-acclaimed actress from China, Fan Bingbing has apologised for trying to evade paying taxes a few months ago.
The 37-year-old star, claimed to have “disappeared” after trying to pay taxes for the income earned from starring in the Xiao Feng-directed film Unbreakable Spirit, recently uploaded a video on Weibo (popular social media platform in China) apologising for her stunt.
“I felt very embarrassed for trying to evade paying taxes and admit that I shouldn’t have tried to break the law.
“As a celebrity, I should have been more careful in setting examples to the society and the entertainment industry’s community,” said the star of X-Men: Days Of Future in the video.
Fan also admitted that greed got the better of her and apologised for her actions.
The artiste also promised to give her full co-operation to the authorities investigating her case and promised to take full responsibility for it.
It was reported that a day after uploading the apology video, she had been released from a secret location where she was said to have been detained for investigation. Fan was also reported to have returned to her home in Beijing.
Meanwhile, Fan is scheduled to start filming her new film titled 355 soon. However, no official statement has been issued on whether she will still be involved in it or otherwise.