‘Take responsibility’: Actress Kim Bu-seon blames President Lee Jae-myung for her downfall
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Actress Kim Bu-seon has publicly called on President Lee Jae-myung to take responsibility for her situation and help her return to acting.
“Mr. Lee Jae-myung, take responsibility. You deceived me, and now I’m left with nothing. I’ve been completely ruined and unemployed. Help me return as an actress," Kim said in a video posted to her YouTube channel on Saturday.
She continued, “No matter how I think about it, I didn’t do anything wrong. The only fault I had was believing in and liking you. So, return me and my daughter to our rightful place as actors. That’s what a real man and a parent would do. You’re a parent too, aren’t you?”
Kim then added, “I heard your son is getting married. Should I show up with just 200 won? The ‘Gaeddals’ [a nickname for die-hard pro-Lee Democratic Party of Korea supporters] send me 18 won donations. They falsely accuse others without evidence. I’ve been having all kinds of thoughts alone.”
She also made critical remarks about Lee’s son. “President Lee Jae-myung’s son’s gambling addiction is as serious as a drug addiction. He needs treatment,” she said. “The sexual content in his posts is also extremely disturbing. He seems to have mental health issues. It’s heartbreaking. How lonely, neglected, and abused must he have been to lose over 200 million won ($145,000) to gambling at such a young age?”
Kim further stated, “Mr. Lee, instead of going around markets for political shows, you should admit your son to a hospital. He truly needs psychological counseling. Gambling addiction can never be fully cured.”
Kim Bu-seon previously claimed during the June 13, 2018, local elections that she had been in a romantic relationship with Lee Jae-myung, then the Gyeonggi Province gubernatorial candidate. At the time, Lee’s camp denied the allegation, calling it "groundless."
Lee secured victory in the June 3 presidential election with 49.42 percent of the final vote and officially began his presidential duties the following day.
This article from Xportsnews is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.