From China Daily:

China’s entertainment industry is facing another sex scandal as a 22-year-old actress claims a director of the China Central Television (CCTV) asked her to sleep with him in return for a role in the TV drama “Painter Village”.

Xiao Qiong(ËÇñÁêº) said on her blog that director Yang Yichao hinted that she might become one of the heroines in “Painter Village” if she had sex with him. The director later took back his offer after his request was turned down, the actress claimed. [Full Text]