Comedian Lee Jinho's "illegal gambling" scandal... BTS, Jimin, and others.

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Comedian Lee Jin-ho confessed to illegal gambling, causing a stir.

In particular, other celebrities' names have been mentioned in the process of paying off gambling debts, which is causing controversy.

Lee Jin-ho was scheduled to be on stage for the production presentation as a cast member of Netflix's new entertainment show, but he was absent.

Reporter Lee Kwang-yeon reports.

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Netflix's new entertainment show Comedy Revenge production presentation.

Comedian Lee Jin-ho, who was originally on the attendance list, suddenly fell out.

The production team explained that it was due to the filming of another program, but there was a separate reason for not attending.

This is because Lee confessed to illegal gambling in the past a day before the comedy revenge was released.

He confessed on social media that he started illegal gambling on the Internet in 2020 and that he had a debt that he could not afford.

He explained that he received financial help from many people at the time, but he is steadily paying back the money every month.

The production team, which had ambitiously planned the revival of comedy with representatives of comedy, was embarrassed to hear the news just before the production announcement.

[Recommended/ Comedy Revenge PD: I wish I had more time to figure it out. I heard that right before I came in. So I haven't read the text properly yet, so I'm trying to figure it out....]

Senior comedian Lee Kyung-kyu, who appeared with him, emphasized his personal affairs and confirmed his willingness to cruise the program.

[Lee Kyung-gyu / Comedy Revenge: Our program is not shaken by one person's personal life. So, I just heard the news, but regardless of it, our program is just going to cruise.

Lee Jin-ho's gambling confession scandal seems to spread throughout the entertainment industry as the names of his colleagues who lent him money are also mentioned.

In 2022, BTS Jimin borrowed 100 million won after using a loan card, but did not receive it,
It is known that comedian Lee Soo-geun and singer Ha Sung-woon,
, also suffered damage.

Lee Jin-ho said he would reimburse him until he died and said he would be sincerely investigated by the police.

I'm Lee Kwang Yeon of YTN.


Video Editing; Oh Hwon Seul-ki

VJ;Yoo Changgyu

Courtesy of screens;Netflix