Well KnowA well Known Chines Actress Banned From Leaving The Country After Being Deemed Untrustworthy By Social Credit System (Video)

A well-known actress and former international beauty queen has been banned from travelling out of China after being deemed 'untrustworthy' by the country's social credit system. China-born, U.S.-raised Michelle Ye Xuan, 39, only found out about the travel restriction against her when she was about to board a plane in Beijing last month. Ms Ye, who won the Miss Chinese International competition at the age of 20, had failed to follow a court order from last year after being found guilty of defaming her then boyfriend's ex-girlfriend on social media. Ms Ye, who grew up in Hangzhou and New York, is the first high-profile figure to be punished by Beijing's controversial social credit system, which rates citizens based on their daily behaviour and punishes 'untrustworthy' people in as many ways as possible. Millions of offenders have been penalised since the national system was rolled out in selective cities in 2014. Having appeared in dozens of mainstream TV shows and films in both Hong Kong and mainland China, Ms Ye is hailed by her fans for her 'classic Chinese beauty' appearance and enviable upbringing in the United States since the age of 10. She studied in liberal arts institution Wellesley College in Massachusetts, according to information on her verified Weibo account. Ms Ye was sued in 2017 by her then boyfriend's ex-girlfriend, Lv Mei. Ms Lv accused Ms Ye of damaging her reputation by spreading malicious rumours about her on China's Twitter-like Weibo. The TV star was found guilty by the Shanghai Xuhui Court in April, 2018. The court ordered Ms Ye to stop the defaming activities, delete all related posts from Weibo, issuing a written apology to the victim and give the victim a payout of around 9,600 yuan (£1,088). According to a court statement, Ms Ye failed to meet the court's order by the deadline of August. Ms Lv then filed a request to the court for an injunction in September, and Ms Ye failed to answer the subpoena. The court said it then put a restriction on Ms Ye's ability to spend money in China - which the court said the star later broke - and attempted to contact her repeatedly, but the actress did not respond. As a result, she was blacklisted by the court and banned from leaving the country last December.