Lee Jin-ho 'Knowing Brother 'Get Out of the Illegal Gambling Scandal after 3 years

Oct 14, 2024

 Lee Jin-ho 'Knowing Brother 'Get Out of the Illegal Gambling Scandal after 3 years
Comedian Lee Jin-ho has been dropped from JTBC's entertainment program Knowing Brother due to the controversy over illegal gambling.

The official of 'Knowing Bros' decided to drop out of Lee Jin-hoHe said that Lee Jin-ho will not appear on the show from October 19th.

He added that `Lee Jin-ho will be out from this week's shooting, and the amount already filmed will be edited and broadcasted as much as possible.'

Lee Jin-ho joined Knowing Bros. three years ago and brought new life to the program. At that time, the production team recruited Lee Jin-ho to make a new change for the 300th episode"I expected synergy with my brothers, but I left the program after three years due to illegal gambling problems.

Meanwhile, Lee Jin-ho on Oct. 14 confessed and apologized for illegal gambling that began in 2020 on his SNS account. He said he is currently trying to pay off his debt, saying, `I started gambling on the Internet by chance and ended up with an unaffordable debt.' He expressed his sincere intention to receive a police investigation and expressed his deep apology to the public.

Lee Jin-ho also missed the production presentation of Netflix's entertainment show `Comedy Revenge' scheduled earlier in the day.



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