Lee Jin-ho he admitted that he was caught in an illegal online gambling case that caused him to incur huge debts. The gambling issue also had an impact Jimin BTS who became one of the victims of Lee Jin-ho’s fraud.
The issue was revealed after Lee Jin-ho revealed the financial situation he was facing. He admitted that he was in debt because he was involved in illegal gambling since 2020.
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“Hello, I’m Lee Jin-ho. I’m writing this to confess my shameful past, which led to my bad actions,” Lee Jin-ho said through a personal upload on Instagram, Monday ( 14/10).
“In 2020, I started playing games on illegal online gambling sites, leading to huge debts,” he continued.
He later admitted that this illegal activity had disrupted his life. The actor also received a strong warning from his friends as this practice could put Lee Jin-ho at risk of losing his job.
Lee Jin-ho was finally able to stop his gambling addiction. However, his financial situation continued to deteriorate and he had to ask many people for loans.
Since then, Lee Jin-ho admitted that he has regularly paid his debts every month. He also intends to pay all the debts owed to other people.
But, on the other hand, he was also sorry to disappoint the people who lent him money.
“I continue to pay the debt every month and I plan to pay this debt in full,” said Lee Jin-ho.
“Although the financial losses are very large, I feel great remorse for those who trusted me and lent me money,” he continued.
He then admitted that he often got scared every time he received a call from an unknown number. Jin-ho also admitted that he was worried because this case might be released because of other people.
This prompted Lee Jin-ho to publicly admit his condition. He then apologized and was sorry for what he had done.
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Lee Jin-ho then promised to pay all the debts He also confirmed that he was ready to coordinate with the police and take responsibility for all consequences.
“I promise to pay the remaining debts regardless.
“I will co-operate fully with the police investigation and accept the consequences for my actions,” he continued.
Lee Jin-ho’s online gambling case also involved Korean celebrities, namely Jimin. The BTS member became a victim because he was cheated by Lee Jin-ho.
According to reports from several media, Jimin is said to have loaned about 100 million Korean won or the equivalent of Rp. 1.14 billion (1 KRW = Rp. 11.48) to Lee Jin-ho.
BIGHIT Music as the group then confirmed the news and explained that they had suffered a financial loss due to owing Lee Jin-ho.
“Jimin had a financial loss. What he did was to write a letter of credit and lend it to Lee Jin-ho,” BIGHIT Music said, as reported by News1 via Naver.
At the same time, Lee Jin-ho, who is a permanent member of the famous program Knowing Bros, is definitely leaving the program. JTBC as the network that hosts Knowing Bros has also confirmed this news.
It is certain that he will leave the program, starting from this week’s episode. JTBC also promised to delete as many appearances of Lee Jin-ho in the final episode.
“Lee Jin-ho will leave the program starting filming this week. We will edit as much as possible of previously recorded content,” said JTBC.
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