LBH scandal update: now with more blackmail!

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Get ready for what will surely become another entertainment industry rollercoaster of scandalous claims: Lee Byung-heon, megastar and current lead in KBS drama IRIS, has been accused by a Korean-Canadian woman of sexual misconduct and slapped with a lawsuit. Lee refutes the claims and is fighting back.

According to Lee's management company, BH Entertainment, the star had been the target of "severely slanderous" phone calls beginning in November from an undisclosed group of men, who blackmailed Lee with threats to "expose him to a scandal" if he did not pay them several billions of won. On December 8, a lawsuit was filed with the Seoul District Court by a 22-year-old Canadian gyopo (a Ms. Kwon), who charged that Lee had lured her into a sexual relationship with false promises of marriage. As a result of the mental and physical harm she suffered, she demanded compensation for damages. The amount is for 100 million won, or roughly $86,000 USD.

The woman in question had been a student studying rhythmic gymnastics at York University in Canada before meeting Lee in September 2008, and was a Canadian national athlete. He had been in Toronto to promote his movie The Good, The Bad, The Weird when they met through a friend's introduction. The president of a company that sponsored Lee told her that she could continue to study and practice gymnastics in Korea and asked her to move to be with Lee. Lee approved the idea, and she left Canada. However, she says that Lee's behavior changed after her arrival in Korea, and he grew indifferent. He set her up in a home in Seoul but left her to be alone most of the time. She emphasized, "I believe that as a famous star, he used his celebrity and financial power to merely toy with me then abandon me."

A BH Entertainment representative explained, "Lee Byung-heon did have a girlfriend whom he met last autumn and broke up with this spring, but the abovementioned men threatened to create falsehoods about him and the ex-girlfriend while demanding money. However, when Lee Byung-heon refused to comply, they presented the woman as plaintiff in a civil suit." The threats demanded 2 billion won (approx $1.7 million) and the men are said to be connected to Ms. Kwon, although their exact relationship was not disclosed. The rep explained that as Lee's side had done nothing wrong, they had requested an investigation into the threats. They will counter through legal channels with their own lawsuit for defamation of character.


Source: dramabeans (who actually lists their sources)

Comments

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

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[natacha92.livejournal.com]

wtf

The threats demanded 2 billion won but the compensation demanded is "only" 100 million won? lol ok, cool story, bro

[natacha92.livejournal.com]

ps: http://www.dramabutton.com/

[radical-ed57.livejournal.com]

Um, whoops? LOL.

Tl;dr. Someone summarize for the bitch who's to lazy to read, please.

[microminiscrew.livejournal.com]

Ehm, it's kinda wonky towards the end, but:

Orginal part:
LBH is accused of tricking girl into sex/relationship.
She moved to Korea for him, he broke up with her later, gave her house/money
She is suing for emotional distress.

NEW PART:
Some men threatened LBH for 2 billion won.
If he didn't comply, they would make scandal with him + girlfriend.
He said gtfo, they presented the girl and her lawsuit against him.
LBH's camp is upset.

[izabera.livejournal.com]

At first I thought the girl was a little naive about men and relationships (for a 22-year-old) and should have taken this as a useful life lesson.

But it turns out this was a blackmail case? What a mess.

[nudrive.livejournal.com]

Who ever had gymnast comment in the other post

LOL

[analapana83.livejournal.com]

Money grubbing broad is money grubbing broad.

[a-fallen-girl.livejournal.com]

... I ain't sayin she's a gold digga....

[angelonair.livejournal.com]

Sigh.

[cinis.livejournal.com]

In answer to that top picture


Even if she's not connected to that group of men her behavior is over the top.

[thsk.livejournal.com]

MTE on the top picture.

[stopthedisco.livejournal.com]

She emphasized, "I believe that as a famous star, he used his celebrity and financial power to merely toy with me then abandon me."


And she's using his celebrity and financial power to sue him for something that millions of women experience lol.

[0-andy-0.livejournal.com]

THIS SFM!

You know she'd be laughed out of the court if she was trying to sue some average Joe for breaking her heart.

[ulchick418.livejournal.com]

NUH UUUUUH GURL, GET OUT OF HERE WITH YOUR MONEY GRUBBIN' HOOCHIE SELF

[swrighteous.livejournal.com]

"wot, you gon put sum keys on dat mothafucka?!"
XD

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Ugh if this turns out to be really blackmail, it's just so upsetting on LBH's part. It feels like betrayal.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com)

[audiobebop.livejournal.com]

Haha A+

[breathe-ai.livejournal.com]

The president of a company that sponsored Lee told her that she could continue to study and practice gymnastics in Korea and asked her to move to be with Lee. Lee approved the idea, and she left Canada. However, she says that Lee's behavior changed after her arrival in Korea, and he grew indifferent. He set her up in a home in Seoul but left her to be alone most of the time.

...still sounds to me like a normal relationship that ran it's course. And really, whether he 'lured' her or not is such a hazy thing, I doubt there's much of a case. She's just making herself look like a gold digger if she was in fact a victim, or if her intention is to get money, more than likely not going to get any.

[audiobebop.livejournal.com]

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

Apparently it's illegal to break up with someone now. (Like I really believe her story anyway pfffft)

[spread.livejournal.com]

the men are said to be connected to Ms. Kwon, although their exact relationship was not disclosed.

Yeah..
Okay then.

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

hahhahaha "The Sun" :'D

What a shitfest ...

[pandatablo.livejournal.com]

JFC no one can get a break can they ...

*Sigh*

[0-andy-0.livejournal.com]

Does it matter if she's a part of the blackmail deal? She's being a bitch either way.

I wonder how much worse the remainder of 2009 is going to be for the Korean entertainment scene -sigh-

[curls975.livejournal.com]

oic

so a company sponsored you to be in a relationship and you wonder why things didn't go smoothly.


gtfo

[beautifiers.livejournal.com]

this is the stupidest fucking reason to sue someone ever.

PROMISES OF MARRIAGE? PROMISES?! BITCH YOU DON'T TRUST A WORD TIL YOU SEE THE FUCKING MARRIAGE LICENSE. and even THEN that's no guarantee you'll stay together.

[bellaprincess9.livejournal.com]

trufax

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

So she just happens to be connected to the men that were trying to extort money out of him? GTFO

He gave her 10,000. She could have returned back to her normal life. She was only gone 3 months so things couldn't have changed that much for her. I guess she wanted the fame and glory of having him as a boyfriend. I don't see how he caused her hardship. Yea maybe he broke her heart but it sounds like they had a relationship and it didn't work. Be glad he didn't toss your stuff out next to the Han river.

[fraash.livejournal.com]

*cue eyeroll*

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

She could be a grubbing ho...or she could be doing this because these shady guys told her if she didn't, they'd break her legs. :/

IDK. This whole thing is just so shady to me, as I've been saying.


I just hope if this is true and he is being black mailed, they track down the people responsible.

[bellaprincess9.livejournal.com]

If she can't handle this then she shouldn't be allowed to date. I would have been more skeptical that he was offering marriage. Even if he did "trick" her all I think she is going to get is made fun of.

guuurl..

[swrighteous.livejournal.com]

...if he liked it den he would'da put a ring on it.
Get to steppin.

Re: guuurl..

[a-fallen-girl.livejournal.com]

Lol!