While actor Lee Beom-soo was surrounded by allegations of ‘gap-jil’ against the students he was teaching, the agency made an official statement.
On the evening of the 7th, Lee Beom-soo’s agency, Big Punch Entertainment, lowered his head and said, “We apologize for making you feel uncomfortable due to an unexpected controversy.”
He was at the center of controversy after allegations that he habitually abused power against students at the Department of Performing Arts at Shinhan University, where he is the dean of the department, arose. It was also alleged that he discriminated against rich students and poor students, insulted them, and did not teach properly.
In response, the agency revealed that Lee Bum-soo had been in the church for eight years since 2014, and that after discussions with the school, he had held classes on weekends instead of weekdays. He also explained that there were cases in which the school administration was not notified of the schedule due to a sudden change in filming schedule, but he asked for sufficient understanding from the students and had been diligently conducting supplementary classes.
The agency said, “I have never discriminated against students or used abusive language. Other suspicions are also unfounded,” he said. “Lee Beom-soo is faithfully responding to the school’s investigation to find out the truth.” “We plan to take strong legal action against the spread and dissemination of false information about actor Lee Beom-soo.”
The full text of Lee Beom-soo’s agency’s position is as follows:
hello. This is Big Punch Entertainment.
Regarding actor Lee Beom-soo’s teaching activities, we apologize for making you feel uncomfortable due to an unexpected controversy. We also apologize for causing this misunderstanding. Also, I apologize for revealing my position with a bad story.
To clear up any misunderstandings, here are the facts:
Actor Lee Beom-soo has been in the church since 2014 and has taught students for 8 years. As a result of discussing with the school regarding the class schedule, we received an answer from the school that it is possible to hold classes on weekends rather than weekdays. Especially this year, there were cases where classes could not be held on weekdays due to the filming schedule for one drama and one movie, and there were also cases where the Academic Office could not be notified of the schedule in advance due to a sudden change in the filming schedule.
For this, I asked for sufficient understanding from the students, and since then, I have been faithfully teaching through supplementary classes. We apologize for not being able to accommodate students’ individual learning schedules. Also, if communication with students regarding this part has been poor, we will reflect on that and improve it.
However, I have never discriminated against students or verbally abused them. Other allegations are also groundless. Actor Lee Beom-soo is faithfully responding to the school’s investigation to find out the truth. We have already clarified the facts and other parts through investigations, and we will cooperate faithfully in the future.
Afterwards, we plan to take strong legal action against the spread and dissemination of false information about actor Lee Beom-soo.
YTN Kim Seong-hyeon ([email protected])
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