3 Oct – Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has been fined by the Chinese authorities over misreporting the amount of money received for her film projects. As reported on Xinhua, the actress, who disappeared from public view in June this year, would have to pay USD 86 million in fine for using "yin yang contracts" in order to avoid hefty amount of taxes. In addition, she and companies related to her will have to pay USD 42 million in late taxes and fees, making it a total of nearly USD 130 million.