At 9 p.m. on December 27th, TV Chosun exclusively released an article titled, “Lee Sun-kyun To His Wife, ‘This Is The Only Way'” .
The media covered the last will of the late actor Lee Sun-kyun. They released some parts of the will, such as “I’m sorry but the advertising and movie penalties are so large” , “I think this is the only way” , etc.
They even mentioned how much the penalty was, saying “Advertising and movie penalties amounted up to 10 billion won” , making it sound like the actor was under great financial pressure.
However, the article was different from the real will left by Lee Sun-kyun. In particular, the “10 billion won” penalty seems to have been a groundless interpretation by the media outlet. It is pointed out that there is no basis for such a calculation.
Insiders in the movie and advertising industries said to Dispatch, “Penalties cannot be discussed in a situation where the criminal punishment has not been confirmed. The case has not reached that stage yet” .
On January 2nd, HODU&U Entertainment filed a complaint against TV Chosun’s report. The agency asked reporter Lee to “sincerely apologize and faithfully compile with the legal proceedings” . They also requested other media outlets to correct and delete articles they reported without confirming the facts beforehand.
As a of the deceased’s agency legal action, TV Chosun deleted the article about the last will of Lee Sun-kyun on the 4th.
Source: Nate