The undated file image shows South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun (center) being questioned by journalists.
INCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 21 (Yonhap) — South Korean police will question actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” for the third time this weekend ( Parasite), for his alleged drug consumption, as reported this Thursday by official sources.
Police suspect Lee has used marijuana and other illegal drugs at the home of a hostess who worked at an upscale bar in Seoul’s Gangnam district on multiple occasions since early this year.
Lee was questioned twice, on October 28 and November 4, but claimed that the woman had tricked him into taking drugs and that she did not know what she was taking.
The actor tested negative last month, both in a rapid reagent test carried out by the police, and in the result of the exhaustive drug test on samples of his hair, carried out by the National Forensic Service.
On Saturday, police are scheduled to have Lee testify, first, as a victim of a blackmail case, in which Lee filed a complaint in October against the hostess for constantly blackmailing him, before questioning him as a suspect in the alleged charges. of drug consumption.
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2023-12-21 06:23:26
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