‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in car as he faced drug probe and ‘blackmail’ plot by waitress
nypost.comYonhap news agency reported. The actor was reported missing earlier in the day. His manager told police that he had left home, leaving behind an apparent suicide note, the news outlet reported.His death comes amid an investigation into his alleged illegal drug use, which is strictly enforced in the Asian nation.Lee was questioned three times by police regarding the probe, including for a grueling 19 hours over the weekend.
He was first eyed as a suspect in October, the local outlet reported. The actor apologized for “causing immense disappointment” during the first interrogation on Oct.
28, according to Yonhap. “I am sorry for my family, who are enduring extreme pain at this moment,” he said. He claimed he was tricked into taking drugs, including marijuana, by a hostess at a high-end bar in Seoul who then attempted to blackmail him, Yonhap reported.
He passed two drug tests during the police probe and also submitted to a polygraph test in an attempt to prove himself innocent and the hostess to be the liar in the scheme.
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