C-ent Abuzz with Purported Leaked List of 25 Stars the Government Put on an All Kill Permanent Ban List

I thought things were dying down in C-ent after the summer of scandals and crackdowns, but this early fall may bring with it clarity for who and for what reasons certain stars are no longer going to be allowed to continue being in the entertainment industry in China. A list is spreading like wildfire that includes the names of 25 stars on an all kill permanent ban list, all kill means across every entertainment medium from television to movie to commercials to print to stage. The list is split into three categories: political, breaking the law misconduct, and moral turpitude. In the politics column are Zhao Wei and Zhang Zhe Han, the former reportedly due to her close ties with also fallen Chinese businessman Jack Ma and the latter for his Japanese related prior conduct. In the breaking the law misconduct category there are Wu Yi Fan, Zheng Shaung, Fan Bing Bing, Kai Ko, et. al. And in the last category of committing moral turpitude, which means cheating on spouses or girlfriends and the like, on the list includes Li Xiao Lu and Show Luo among others.

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C-stars Li Xiao Lu and Jia Nai Liang Have Reportedly Divorced a Year After High Profile Lunar New Year Cheating Scandal with Rapper PG One

2019 already has the highest profile Chinese speaking entertainment scandal with singer Andy Hui on wife Sammi Cheng with starlet Jacqueline Wong. That ended with tears, snot, regret, and a forgiving second change. In 2018 last year started off with … Continue reading

C-stars Out in Glamorous Force at the 2017 Chinese Drama Awards

It’s the annual Chinese Drama Awards in Beijing and this year’s gala including plenty of popular and familiar faces of C-ent. 2016 was a decent year for C-dramas though nothing hooked me quite like Nirvana in Fire did in 2015 … Continue reading

Tang Yan Selected as 2016 Golden Eagle Goddess for China’s Top Television Awards Show

Mainland Chinese entertainment shows has evolved greatly from the tendency towards bombastic stage spectacles, but the love of shiny things remains a deeply rooted custom. This weekend is the Golden Eagle Awards, China’s television awards show equivalent of the Golden … Continue reading

Chinese and Korean Stars Descend on the 2015 Bazaar Star Charity Night in Beijing

There was plenty of glitter across both sides of the strait this past week – Taiwan held its highest television honors with the Golden Bell Awards while the popular Chinese and Korean stars alighted for the Bazaar Star Charity Night in Beijing. I … Continue reading

Famous Chinese Actresses Try on the Cinderella Ballgown for Size

There’s a viral photo shop series going around this past week featuring a handful of the currently most popular Chinese actresses spliced into the iconic Cinderella live-action movie poster featuring Lily James. It’s totally worth checking out even if the photo shop skills … Continue reading

Star-studded Wuxia C-drama Ancient Sword Fantasy with Li Yi Feng and Yang Mi Premieres in Early July

Sometimes I wonder if SARFT releases decrees and suggestions and the Chinese networks give a collective shrug and go back to their regularly scheduled programming. A little over a month ago SARFT issued a suggestive letter that it wished all … Continue reading