A post summarizing Lee Jung Jae’s scandalous past was previously published on the Korean forum Instiz and drew attention.
DUI
On September 13, 1999, the BMW driven by Lee Jung Jae reportedly collided with the car of a 23-year-old office worker in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. The blood alcohol concentration of the “Squid Game” star at the time was 0.222%. However, Lee Jung Jae denied the allegations and insisted that his manager was the driver.
3 years later, Lee Jung Jae was arrested again for DUI. Specifically, at around midnight on August 22, 2002, the Gangnam police station caught Lee Jung Jae driving with a blood alcohol rate of 0.054%. Answering the police, Lee Jung Jae admitted that he drank 3 bottles of beer at a pub with friends before getting in the car.
Assault
Lee Jung Jae’s two assault charges both took place in 2000. The first incident was in November 1999 at a bar in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul. Specifically, while drinking with 4 other people at a party, Lee Jung Jae and a friend got into a fight with Pyo, 30 years old.
On September 26, Lee Jung Jae was accused of physically assaulting a 22-year-old woman in front of a nightclub in Haeundae-gu, Busan. According to a report from the investigative agency, he dragged the victim and kicked her with his foot. The victim took two weeks to receive treatment for her injuries.
Homophobia
In addition, international fans called Lee Jung Jae out on homophobic remarks. Specifically, in an interview with Vogue Korea in 2013, Lee Jung Jae mentioned his late friend and shamelessly revealed that he tried to convince that friend to “stop being gay” before they passed away.
While most netizens are in shock upon knowing Lee Jung Jae’s past, there are still netizens who believe he has “changed and became a better person“, considering that most of the allegations happened 20 years ago.
Fraud
Kim’s side claims that Lee Jung-jae and Park In-gyu deceived him by promising corporate growth and joint management.
“Lee Jung Jae and Park In Gyu (WYSIWYG Studios CEO) misled us into transferring shares by claiming that their acquisition of RaemongRaein’s shares would help significantly grow the company by acquiring famous management companies under domestic entertainment agency A and securing investment from well-known U.S. entertainment agency B using Lee Jung-jae’s connections and influence“, they stated, before emphasizing that Lee Jung Jae’s side promised joint management.
However, they later attempted to completely exclude him from management, thus Kim accused them of “corporate raiding” and taking control of RaemongRaein’s management rights.
In response, Lee Jung Jae’s side refuted these claims, stating that they are completely unfounded.
Source: koreaboo