Actor Jinho Lee. News 1
Actor Lee Jin-ho (38), who incurred a large amount of debt through illegal gambling, was fired as a public relations ambassador for Hwaseong City.
On the 17th, Hwaseong City announced, “Lee Jin-ho has been dismissed as Hwaseong City’s public relations ambassador.” The reason for dismissal is damage to dignity. Jinho Lee, who recently admitted that gambling is illegal, is a public relations ambassador for Hwaseong City. According to Article 4, Paragraph 1, Item 3 of the Operating Order The appointment was revoked because it was considered insufficient to fulfill the duties, including damage to dignity.
Hwaseong City explained, “After Lee Jin-ho admitted that gambling was illegal, he expressed his desire to resign as a public relations ambassador, and the city also believed there was a reason to fire him His resignation was granted today. “
Previously, Hwaseong City appointed broadcasters Lee Yong-jin and Lee Jin-ho as public relations ambassadors and handed out appointment schedules at the 23rd Hwaseong City Citizen’s Day celebration in March 2023. At the time, the city explained that Jin-ho Lee and Lee Yong-jin were from Hwaseong City and were qualified to promote Hwaseong’s history, culture and tourism inside and outside, and that they appointed as public relations ambassadors.
After that, Jin-ho Lee worked as a public relations ambassador for Hwaseong City, participating in promotional activities for Hwaseong City and various festivals and events with Lee Yong-jin.
Actors Lee Jin-ho and Lee Yong-jin, who were appointed public relations ambassadors for Hwaseong City last March, take a commemorative photo with Hwaseong Mayor Jeong Myeong-geun. Provided by Hwaseong City
However, Lee Jin-ho recently caused a stir by admitting to illegal gambling. On the 14th, he said through his social networking service (SNS), “In 2020, by chance, I started playing games on an illegal internet gambling site and ended up taking a debt that was difficult to handle.” “I came to my senses late and was able to stop gambling for fear that I might not be able to do it again, but I had already received financial support from many people,” he said.
According to what is known, Lee Jin-ho borrowed money from famous acquaintances and owed about 2.3 billion won. Celebrities who have reportedly lent money to Lee Jin-ho include Lee Soo-geun and BTS’ Jimin.
Meanwhile, following the illegal gambling controversy, Lee Jin-ho’s decision to withdraw from JTBC’s ‘Knowing Bros’, where he had been appearing regularly since 2021 , and be completely edited. In addition, Nintendo Korea made all videos of the web content ‘Jjinse Game Room’ in which Jin-ho Lee and Se-chan Yang appeared together private.
Kim Ji-su, online news reporter jisu@segye.com
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