Mainland billionaire actress Zhao Wei reappeared on social media today after she is blacklisted by mainland authorities last week.
Most films and television series participated by Zhao, including TV series My Fair Princess and Moment in Peking, have been removed from major video platforms last Thursday night.
Zhao’s name was also deleted from descriptions of all films and TV series that she was involved in. But it was still unknown why the 45-year-old actress was suddenly being blacklisted.
Three days after the censorship, Zhao said in an Instagram post today that she was staying with her parents.
“It’s the best season now. I feel I have never grown up after talking with my mom and dad,” Zhao wrote.
She also posted three photos showing a doll in front of a bookshelf, a tree, and the sky.
Although Zhao did not mention where she is, she indicated she was in Beijing when replying to a fan’s comment, refuting the rumor that she had fled to France on Saturday.
But the Instagram post was deleted after around an hour.
There was no official explanation on why Zhao was suddenly blacklisted by the mainland authorities, but the actress has been repeatedly embroiled in controversies.
Zhao was under strong criticism in 2001 after wearing a dress with a wartime Japanese naval flag in a magazine photoshoot.
In 2016, Zhao was again questioned for her political stance after inviting Taiwanese actor Leon Dai Liren to join the movie No Other Love that she directed.
Dai was regarded as a supporter of Taiwan Independence and Zhao was urged to change the actor. Zhao and her husband were also barred from China’s securities markets for five years in 2017 after China Securities Regulatory Commission said they attempted to acquire a listed company using a shell company, misleading the market and investors.
Zhao Wei (right) in My Fair Princess.
