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Shin Jung-hwan |
By Kwon Mee-yoo
TV personality Shin Jung-hwan, trapped in the Philippines, admitted to visiting a casino but denied gambling while there, refuting rumors that he had been detained in Cebu for days because of a gambling debt.
On his online fan community website, Shin posted a long letter titled "From Cebu” and criticized the media for filing false accusations against him.
He posted he slept some 15 hours a day due to a high fever and the influence of medicine.
"I feel sorry that I am staying in the hospital for several days which was supposed to have been my vacation in Cebu," he said.
He acknowledged visiting a local casino with his party, but said he was just sightseeing, not gambling.
"After that, I caught dengue fever and was hospitalized since then. I was shocked by the Korean media for overstating my story," he said.
Shin also disclosed a photo of him lying on a hospital bed watched over by medical staff.
One of his aides told a local daily that he was discharged from the hospital Thursday afternoon and moved to a hotel in Cebu.
“Shin has been moved to a hotel as he is still recovering. His agency manager arrived here and both of them are going to return home soon,” the aide was quoted as saying.
However, netizens pointed out that the photo was taken on Tuesday, after the gambling rumor was reported in Korea.
"The photo could be taken after Shin saw the report to reverse the mood after being accused of gambling," a netizen with the ID "ibst" said. "Dengue fever usually has an incubation period of three to 10 days and his claim of being hospitalized on the day of the TV program recording does not make sense."
Shin left for Cebu last month, and was scheduled to return earlier and instead he has not shown up for several recording sessions earlier this week.
As he was embroiled in gambling-related troubles previously, a rumor that Shin was detained in Cebu over a gambling debt was spread by local media.
신정환 도박 혐의 부인, 풀리지 않는 의혹들
필리핀에 머무르고 있는 방송인 신정환이 카지노에 들른 것은 인정했지만 도박은 하지 않았다고 잇단 방송 녹화 불참으로 생긴 현지 도박 빚 억류 의혹에 대해 해명했다.
그는 팬카페 아이리스에 "세부에서"라는 글을 남겨 그에게 거짓 의혹을 제기한 언론을 비판했다.
그는 "약기운 때문인지 고열 때문인지 알 수는 없지만 병실에 누워 하루에 15시간씩은 자는 듯 합니다"면서 "세부까지와서 며칠째 병원에 누워만 있으니 좀 안타까운 생각도 듭니다"고 말했다.
또한 신정환은 병원 침대에 누워 진료받고 있는 모습의 사진을 공개했다.
하지만 네티즌들은 그 사진이 화요일에 촬영된 것을 확인하여 이는 신정환의 도박 의혹이 언론에 의해 보도된 후라고 지적하며 그의 해명에 의문을 제기하고 있다.
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