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Celebrity Lee Jin-ho revealed that he had incurred an unmanageable amount of debt due to illegal online gambling. It has been reported that he borrowed over 1 billion won from fellow celebrities, and it has been confirmed that BTS member Jimin also borrowed 100 million won.

Reporter Shim Woo-seop will tell you.

〈Reporter〉

Lee Jin-ho, who gained popularity through public comedy shows such as Gag Concert and Comedy Big League.

This morning (the 14th), he suddenly posted an apology on his SNS.

He apologized for causing social controversy by saying that he started gambling on an illegal gambling site in 2020 and came to his senses late, but he had already received financial help from many people, and he will faithfully undergo a police investigation.

According to the entertainment industry, it has been reported that Lee Jin-ho borrowed over 1 billion won from fellow celebrities, and also borrowed over 1.3 billion won from a separate loan company.

BTS member Jimin also received a loan from Lee and lent him 100 million won, and Jimin's agency Big Hit Entertainment has officially stated that this is true.

In particular, broadcasters Lee Soo-geun and singer Ha Sung-woon, who appeared on various programs with Lee, are known to have lent Lee a considerable amount of money.

[Lee Jung-hyeok/Big Planet Made Director: We are currently investigating whether any of our affiliated celebrities have been affected by this incident. I only heard about Lee Soo-geun and Ha Sung-woon. Since it was a private matter, I can only say that we are currently investigating the situation.]

After the news was released, the production team of JTBC's 'Knowing Brothers', where Lee is a regular, stated, "Lee Jin-ho will be leaving the next filming," and "We will edit out the existing footage as much as possible."

Lee Jin-ho also did not attend the production presentation for Netflix's entertainment show 'Comedy Revenge' scheduled for today, but Netflix is reportedly considering airing the parts where Lee appears as they are, as production has been completed.

(Video Editing: Oh Young-taek, Design: Kim Gyu-yeon)

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