Protecting the name: how a Chinese actress sued her doppelganger

Fan Bingbing is the highest-paid star in China. She is a popular actress, model, and singer. Recently, the celebrity sued his double. A girl who looked like her was selling cosmetics on social networks on her behalf. Now the star copy faces a prison sentence. However, the blogger claims that she does not pretend to be an actress and did not intend to make money on someone else's fame. Find out the details of the scandalous story from our material.

Many star lookalikes make good money on the similarity with celebrities, but 32-year-old Chen Xinling (Chen Xinling) did not imagine what it would turn out to be similar to the actress Feng Bingbing. The girl kept video blogs in popular Chinese social networks and successfully sold cosmetics on the Taobao website. But the lucrative business turned into a nightmare when it turned out that the copy of the star broke the law.

The actress accused the young blogger of illegally using her appearance and popularity for commercial activities. Fan Bingbing demands financial compensation and a daily public apology from the girl for two months.

Chen appeared on social media under the nickname Fan Yebing, very similar to the name of the star Fan Bingbing. However, the blogger claims that she fell into disgrace because of her popularity and resemblance to the actress. After all, there are many other streamers on the Network who call themselves Fan Bingbing, and no one is holding them accountable for this.

The trials began in September 2020. Since then, the girl has tried to isolate herself from the brand name of the star in various ways. She changed her nickname in social networks and even had plastic surgery to look less like an actress.

Chen wants to prove that it is not her similarity to Bingbing that has brought her popularity and more than a million subscribers to Taobao, but her own charisma and audience impact. The blogger says that she spends ten hours a day on live broadcasts and personally checks the quality of cosmetics that she sells.

It is not known whether these arguments will become convincing in the courtroom, but if Fan Bingbing wants to go further, her double will have a hard time. This is not the first process of the actress in relation to doubles. Since 2018, the star has won five cases involving the illegal use of her appearance.

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