This is such a sad and shocking news to me. Unbelievable, and really, is this even true? If it’s proven to be true, I don’t know… I won’t believe it. Not ever. He is not capable of doing such a thing!
Lee Byung-hun slapped with lawsuit by alleged ex-girlfriend
Hallyu star Lee Byung-hun has been sued by a woman who claims she was allured into having a sexual relationship with the actor on his false promises of marriage.
The woman, a Korean-Canadian identified by her last name Kwon, lodged a complaint to the Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday, demanding 100 million won (87,000 dollars) in compensation from Lee for the physical and psychological damage she allegedly suffered from their relationship.
Lee’s agency BH Entertainment issued a press release the next day, explaining that anonymous male callers had been threatening to expose false details about the actor’s relationship with a former girlfriend since unless Lee paid them several billions of won.
BH admitted that Lee had a girlfriend between autumn last year and spring this year but declared in the statement, “He has done nothing reproachable so we will seek investigation into the issue and file a countersuit for libel.”
BH CEO Sohn Seock-woo asked fans for their trust and support for the actor, saying his agency had become aware of the issue beforehand and was preparing to take legal action. “We see this as an incident brought about by some people who are trying to use Lee’s popularity to fulfill their foul motives. We will not involve even an ounce of dishonesty in solving this issue,” Sohn told Asia Economic Daily over the phone on Wednesday.
Lee, 39, has appeared in numerous Korean dramas and films, including TV series “All In” and director Park Chan-wook’s 2000 film “Joint Security Area”. He currently stars in hit TV series “Iris” co-starring actress Kim Tae-hee and actor Jung Jun-ho.
Lee also debuted in Hollywood this year with a supporting role in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” alongside Channing Tatum and Sienna Miller and starred in action thriller “I Come with the Rain” with Josh Hartnett and Takuya Kimura which also showed in theaters this year.
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December 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
LOL. Is this even possible to be sued for? She’s not a minor & they had consensual sex. It’s not like he forced her; she should know that guys say a lot of things when they want it. Jeez, gold digger!
December 10th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
The girl is probably one of many groupies. I honestly don’t believe he would “lure” any woman by a promise of marriage as I know him to be a devout Buddhist who follows the Buddhist precepts very closely.
He may have been seeing the girl, but I don’t believe he made her any promises at all. He’s much to busy to commit to anyone at this time.
Last year a Japanese newspaper accused him of having a girlfriend in Japan who was an airline stewardess, so he sued them and the printed a retraction in the paper.
He’s a very private person, so I doubt there is much to this story either.
If the girl did in fact sleep with him, that was her choice. Sounds like she just want some attention and wants to make some easy money.
December 11th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
A real joke!!!Feel bad for lbh…which relationship never hv sexual involvement nowadays…why he need to lure her…all girls want a hot guy like him…my hubby is 20 years old older than me..so does age gap make him a dirty old man as some immature stated in net…grown up!!!
December 13th, 2009 at 7:07 am
I’ve received email from Japanese fans in support of Byunghun-ssi. All fans who are unable to join the ‘4 of a Kind Concert’ this Dec 17 (in Japan or otherwise) are urged to send their support to BH via telegram — to arrive on the morning of December 17
No matter where you are, please show your support to Byunghun-ssi in whatever way we can, this is one of it. Please!
The address of the telegram / express mail (whichever works)
Mr. Lee Byung Hun
HANRYU 4card
tokyo-dome
3-61 1-chome, kouraku, bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 112-0004 JAPAN
Please spread the word around, thanks Shenny!