Actress hit with $46m tax fine as China targets celebrity culture

Actress hit with $46m tax fine as China targets celebrity culture

BEIJING: Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax evasion fine Friday while references to film star Zhao Wei were wiped from video streaming sites as Beijing steps up its campaign against celebrity culture.

Beijing is on a mission to rein in what it calls “chaotic fan culture” and celebrity excess, after a spate of…