"Rumors about the private life of actor Lee Yi-kyung (36) have been proven unfounded, but an internet user presumed to be the person who first raised the allegations has reappeared and posted an explanatory note, prolonging the controversy. However, this controversy is not a simple incident but has been revealed as a repeated false exposure case, further undermining its credibility."
On the 20th, on an online community, a person surnamed A who identified themselves as "the account that posted content related to Lee Yi-kyung" posted an additional explanation. A said, "I once asked, 'Can you give me money?' I was in urgent need of money personally and found it difficult to ask my parents for help," and added, "But I never actually received money, and I did not ask again afterward."
They added, "The post I made yesterday was not about money, but because (Lee Yi-kyung) used strong words and I wanted to prevent other women from experiencing the same thing," and added, "My Korean is poor. I have been self-studying Korean for eight years, and I am German, not a fraud."
Earlier, A posted on a portal blog a piece titled 'Exposing Lee Yi-kyung's true face' and claimed the conversation was with Lee Yi-kyung while releasing captured messages of sexual content. The post was soon deleted, but parts of it spread rapidly through online communities and social media, widening the scandal.
But agency Sangyeong ENT immediately said, "All the content circulating online recently is false," and...
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