Fan Bingbing
Actor Fan Bingbing poses on the red carpet at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan.Reuters

Chinese top actress Fan Bingbing, who is known for playing mutant Blink in X-Men: Days of Future Past, is reportedly missing since she visited a children's hospital on July 1. Her mysterious disappearance has left her fans completely baffled.

Bingbing is one of China's most influential celebrities and one of the world's highest paid actors. She regularly shares posts on Weibo and has more than 62 million followers. However, she hasn't been active of late and her online silence has now triggered several speculations, as per a BBC report.

Concerned fans are wondering if the 36-year-old actress has been detained over allegations of tax evasion. In May, prominent TV presenter Cui Yongyuan had leaked two "yin-and-yang" contracts to show a lower figure while submitting remuneration details to the Chinese tax authorities.

Bingbing's studio had strictly denied the allegations and even Cui Yongyuan later apologised to the actress saying that she has nothing to do with the dual contracts.

Her fans have been constantly commenting on her most recent social media posts and asking her to release a statement saying she is all well. "We love you, Fan Bingbing" and "We are waiting for an answer" were some of the posts written by her fans on her Weibo and Instagram accounts.

According to the report, several attempts by media to contact her have been unsuccessful so far.