G.I. Joe' star Lee Byung-hun locked in legal fight with ex-girlfriend

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

South Korean actor Lee Byung-hun, who made a successful Hollywood debut this year with "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," is facing a legal battle with his ex-girlfriend, who is claiming mental suffering from the actor's false promise of marriage.

The Canadian-Korean rhythmic gymnast, identified by her family name Kwon, filed criminal charges over Lee's alleged habitual gambling with the Seoul Central District Court Thursday, a day after she legally accused him of having caused her mental distress.

Gambling is prohibited by law in South Korea unless conducted in authorized places.

Kwon, who claims to have met Lee in Canada last year and dated him until this spring, is seeking 100 million won (US$87,000) in compensation for the alleged physical and mental suffering caused by Lee.

Actor Lee, who is currently starring in the KBS big-budget TV series "Iris," has admitted to having a relationship with the woman, but denied her accusations.

Lee said he will go to court to defend himself from the lawsuit and has asked prosecutors to investigate Kwon's false accusations, according to his agent BH Entertainment.

"I have never done anything I should be ashamed of as a public figure," the actor said in a press release. "I will fight these vicious accusations through the law."

Earlier Wednesday, the actor claimed that anonymous men contacted him earlier this year, threatening to expose his relationship with Kwon unless he paid them 2 billion won.


Kwon claims she left behind her career and family in Canada and moved to Korea to continue seeing Lee, who began to ignore her.

Lee is considered a leading actor in the South Korean film industry, as the winner of dozens of awards for his roles in "Joint Security Area (2000)," "Bittersweet Life (2005)," and "The Good, the Bad and the Weird (2008)," among others.

In "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," the first episode in the live-action adaptation of the classic U.S. comic book, Lee played Storm Shadow, a role for which he was praised by critics.


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Comments

[incisively.livejournal.com]

What exactly does she mean by mental and physical suffering? Has that been revealed yet?

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Getting dumped? IDK. Maybe she's never been in a relationship before.

[ryoflame.livejournal.com]

Is anyone aside from her family, you know, seriously on her side? Because to me it just sounds like a bitter ex BAWWWWing that she's no longer dating a celebrity.

Some people really need to STFD and STFU.

[curls975.livejournal.com]

DETA!

god that gif makes it hard to concentrate on anything. UUUUNNNFF!

[audiobebop.livejournal.com]

Shit happens. She needs to stop.

[breathe-ai.livejournal.com]

Get over it girl. Byunghun's showing teeth now.

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

It's interesting how everyone sides with him.

[hospitalise.livejournal.com]

+1

not siding with either of them this early (+ really is this anyone's business but their own) but each side should be allowed to state their case and listened to fairly before people start jumping on the 'SHE'S BATSHIT LMFAO' wagon.

[shiawaseni.livejournal.com]

brb suing my ex...

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

go for it! XD

[lunaisawhore.livejournal.com]

poor girl. :( really is mentally suffering, because this is a dumb pile of shit.

[centric-xx.livejournal.com]

whoa, i misread the title as he's locked up in jail. phew.

[cityincolors.livejournal.com]

omg I know what you mean. haha that was some serious quick reading T~T

[analapana83.livejournal.com]

Girl, this shit happens everyday to other women with non-celebrity boyfriends.


GET OVER IT.

[ulchick418.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU BB.

If it was legal to sue an ex for pain and suffering, I'd have so many lawsuits on my ass for dumping all my ex-boyfriends by now LULZ

[radical-ed57.livejournal.com]

She needs to sit on her couch, pig out on ice cream, watch Lifetime, and have a good cry like the rest of us.

Well, minus Lifetime for me.

[sonicphotonic.livejournal.com]

This bitch is cray cray.

Now for a happy LBH gif:

[chunfacebiased.livejournal.com]

i lol'd

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

LMAO oh come on.. and OMG that gif :Q___

[jesusluvsjaeho.livejournal.com]

wow. i've seen more amicable divorces. o.o

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

HAHAHA

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

Thousands of men promise things to keep a girl in bed, nearly all of us women have experienced it.
Anyone siding with her is a grade-A moron.
Unless he physically abused her or mentally abused her(and no I am not talking about making false promises, I am talking calling her names and telling her she is ugly and can't get anyone else), this case should be thrown out.
If she wins I am moving to Korea and taking all my exes to court.

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

Just because 'nearly' (which is lol in itself) all women have experienced it, doesn't make it okay.

[0ne0ishiivie.livejournal.com]

if she didn't include the mental suffering caused by false promise of marriage, i might've felt bad for her but now..damn, bitter much? Abusing the legal system a bit there. Can i sue my toaster for burning my toast this morning?
I bet the lawyers accepted her case for the publicity. I don't see why they would take a case of a woman emotionally scorned by a break up otherwise.

[musicalbento.livejournal.com]

Okay wait...I'm a bit confused...

Is she suing him because of his gambling charges? If so, what does that have to do at all with mental and emotional suffering from LBH breaking up with her? I don't see the relevance between the two... =\

[shincaru.livejournal.com]

The gambling thing is blackmail - it's pretty illegal in SK, and she/her lawyers are using it as leverage against LBH. That is, give her what she wants or she can 'reveal' evidence of more serious issues that get him federally in trouble.

[freepureangel.livejournal.com]

BE RIGHT BACK, IM OFF TO GO SUE MY EX FOR CAUSING ME EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL DAMAGE.

WHAT PHYSICAL DAMAGE?

OH THATS RIGHT, I HAPPENED TO GIVE MYSELF A FEW PAPER CUTS DURING OUR RELATIONSHIP.. A FEW TIMES. I LOST BLOOD, HE SHOULD BE SUED FOR THAT. I ALSO TRIPPED AND GOT SOME MIGHTY FINE BRUISES. MY SKIN WAS DAMAGED DURING OUR RELATIONSHIP, BOO HOO.

[freed-misery.livejournal.com]

YOU POOR THING. HERE'S SOME MONEY FOR A LAWYER. KEEP THE CHANGE AND BUY SOMETHING NICE TO WEAR AT COURT. WE'RE BEHIND YOU BB.

[sglitzys.livejournal.com]

Get on with your life, so he broke his promise of marring you. If you keep suing every single guy who breaks promises then you'll be rich and no one will date you.

[pandatablo.livejournal.com]

Get on with your life, so he broke his promise of marring you.

I misread this as
Get on with your life, so he broke his PENIS BY marring you.
I nearly fell out of bed ...

[vanee.livejournal.com]

This seems like it was taken straight out of an Ally McBeal episode.

[stelf.livejournal.com]

I'm curious, did she lose a scholarship or something when she moved to Korea for him?

[0-andy-0.livejournal.com]

So...first it was: "He dumped me and broke my heart, I need over $80,000 to compensate."

AAnndd now it's: "By the way, he's been gambling illegally."

It's like she was beginning to see that she may not end up getting her way in this, so she decided to throw something else in to make it worse.

Of course, maybe he really has been gambling illegally, but I'm not willing to believe it coming from her. I need hard evidence.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid next she might say she saw him take drugs and then his career will be over. Shit can go down just from hearsay and no proof.

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

i hope there's more to this case. it seems like a waste of everybody's time suing someone because they broke up with you. lady i know how it feels but come onnn. and if had actually abused her physically i think we would've known by now

[slaphappyfuck.livejournal.com]

what a cheap ass broad....-___-

[skylight03.livejournal.com]

OMG that gif is distracting