“Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho known as for an investigation into actor Lee Solar-kyun’s loss of life throughout a press convention on Friday.
Lee was found deceased in his automotive on Dec. 27, in line with authorities. South Korean media largely reported he died by suicide. The Oscar-winning actor had been intensely investigated by South Korean police over alleged drug use within the weeks main as much as his loss of life.
“We urge relevant officials to fully investigate whether there were any problems with the security of (the information) in the police investigation,” Bong and different South Korean creatives stated in a press release.
‘PARASITE’ ACTOR LEE SUN-KYUN DEAD AT 48
“Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho, left, has known as for an investigation into the loss of life of actor Lee Solar-kyun, who was discovered deceased in his automotive on Dec. 27. (Getty Pictures)
Director Bong Joon-ho and different South Korean creatives stated actor Lee Solar-kyun had suffered “severe character assassination” earlier than his loss of life. (Han Myung-Gu/WireImage by way of Getty Pictures)
They stated Lee had suffered “severe character assassination” earlier than his loss of life, and known as for revisions of legal guidelines to guard human rights in prison investigations.
South Korean media outlet Yonhap Information Company reported the investigation into Lee stemmed from allegations made by a bar hostess who had claimed the actor did medication at her residence.
Lee had reportedly filed a lawsuit claiming he was being blackmailed by the hostess earlier than his loss of life. The actor insisted he was tricked into taking the medication, together with marijuana, by a hostess at a high-end bar in Seoul and that he didn’t know what he was taking, Yonhap reported.
All through the investigation, Lee handed two drug assessments and in addition provided to take a polygraph as a way to show his innocence. The weekend earlier than his loss of life, the actor reportedly participated in questioning that lasted for 19 hours.
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Members of the Korea Crime Scene Investigation staff study the scene the place South Korean actor Lee Solar-kyun was discovered lifeless on Dec. 27. (AP Pictures)
The investigation prompted in depth tabloid protection of Lee and unconfirmed on-line rumors about his non-public life.
After being summoned for questioning by police within the metropolis of Incheon, Lee apologized to his household and followers.
“I feel sorry to my family members who are enduring too difficult pains at this moment. I again sincerely apologize to everyone,” he stated.
Following Lee’s loss of life, Incheon police closed the investigation into his alleged drug use and continued to analyze the 2 individuals named in his lawsuit.
Mourners carry a portrait and the casket containing late South Korean actor Lee Solar-kyun after his funeral ceremony on the Seoul Nationwide College Hospital in Seoul on Dec. 29. (Getty Pictures)
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Lee gained fame in America in 2020 after “Parasite” won Oscars for finest image and in three different classes.
It was the primary non-English-language movie to win finest image within the historical past of the Academy Awards and the primary South Korean film to win an Oscar.
Lee Solar-kyun gained international fame after “Parasite” gained a number of Oscars in 2020. (Getty Pictures)
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The Related Press contributed to this report.
