It's 2.3 billion in gambling debt..Lee Jin-ho, broadcaster will also quit → 'Knowing Bros' edited whole
Oct 20, 2024
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According to the broadcasting industry on the 20th, the cast had a time to celebrate singer Min Kyung-hoon's marriage on JTBC 'Knowing Brother', which aired the previous day.
Lee Jin-ho, who joined the show in 2021 and appeared regularly, only showed his back slightly in the group shot, but his individual shot was completely edited.
Earlier, shortly after Lee Jin-ho said on the 14th that he had illegally gambled, "Lee Jin-ho did not participate in the filming of "Knowing Brother" starting this week. The previous filming will be edited and aired as much as possible," he said, drawing the line immediately to Lee Jin-ho's controversy.
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Lee Jin-ho said "I started playing games on illegal gambling sites on the Internet by chance in 2020, and I got a debt I couldn't afford. I was able to belatedly wake up to the stinging advice of my acquaintances and the fear that I might not be able to do this job again, but I had already received financial help from many people. "I am steadily paying back the money every month, and I intend to repay all this debt on my own until I die from now on."
Later, according to the 'SBS 8 o'clock News" on the same day, Lee Jin-ho borrowed more than 1 billion won from fellow celebrities such as BTS Jimin and Lee Soo-geun.
In addition, it is reported that the amount of money borrowed from a loan company is more than 1.3 billion won, and it is reported that it owes at least 2.3 billion won.
In addition, Lee Jin-ho was accused of fraud in June because he borrowed tens of millions of won from an acquaintance even though he was not capable of paying back the money. However, as an agreement was reached between the parties early last month, the victim dropped the complaint, and the police were found to have not sent the case. However, it has not been confirmed whether Lee Jin-ho borrowed money because of illegal gambling.
The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul has received requests for investigation of Lee Jin-ho's habitual gambling and fraud charges through the Kookmin Newspaper, and is conducting an internal investigation. The case has been allocated to Division 2 of Investigation. After looking into the contents of the complaint, we will review whether to file a formal complaint or not,' he said.
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