On the afternoon of July 23, DMost Entertainment, the company of South Korean variety star Lee Sang-min, said: "I have seen relevant reports of Lee Sang-min's prosecution and are currently being confirmed." ”
Earlier, it was reported that Lee Sang-min was indicted on suspicion of defrauding 1.3 billion won (about 7.6 million yuan). A's lawyer said that in 2014, Lee Sang-min borrowed 400 million won (about 2.34 million yuan) from A in the name of introducing a loan of about 4.5 billion won (about 26.33 million yuan) from a financial institution, and received another 870 million won (about 5.09 million yuan) in the name of helping A's publicity company on a program he hosted.
In the process, A failed to pay the salaries of the company's employees on time, and the debts could not be repaid, and in 2016, he was sued and tried for fraud, dereliction of duty, etc. After hearing the news that Li Shangmin said that he had "repaid all his debts" in a recent program, A contacted him many times but did not get a reply, so he submitted a complaint.
Li Shangmin said through his affiliated agency: "Because the content in the news report is completely inconsistent with the facts. Therefore, it is planned to counter-indict those who have no basis indicting me for false accusations and defamation. ”
Li Shangmin issued a statement clarifying the suspicion of fraud
The following is the full text of Li Shangmin's position:
Today's news report about me is completely at odds with the facts.
At the outset, I would like to make it clear that I intend to counter-indict those who have no basis indictment against me for false accusations and defamation and to take all possible legal measures.
The truth about the investigation agencies will be clearly investigated, but in short, today's relevant events about me are as follows:
A few years ago, I received an offer from an acquaintance to work as an advertising model for a brand of a construction company and signed an advertising model contract.
After that, I even starred in advertising modeling campaigns and variety shows produced by advertisers, etc., and faithfully fulfilled my advertising contract.
However, the prosecution did not pay the acting fees and labor costs of all the cast members, including me, so there were many victims.
"As far as I know, the advertiser who prosecuted me was sentenced to 7 years and 6 years in prison for embezzlement three years ago and is currently being taken in jail." Considering various circumstances, the prosecution may have deliberately implicated the innocent me for monetary reasons.
The plaintiff pressed me with a criminal complaint and wanted me to refund the advertising endorsement fee that I was due to receive, but I had fulfilled the content stipulated in the contract, so the other party had no reason to ask me to refund the advertising endorsement fee.
Whatever the reason, as a public figure, I am sorry that the bad news has worried the public.
Although I am a little flustered by the absurd prosecution incident, I will solve it with tact.
Thank you.
Li Shangmin
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