Actress Lee Involved in Another Assault Case
By Kim Rahn
Staff Reporter
The police are investigating an assault allegedly committed by actress Lee Min-young.
It would be the second time for Lee to be involved in a violence case ― she was the victim in a previous case in 2006.
According to the police, Lee allegedly visited the house of a 25-year-old woman, whose name was not disclosed, in eastern Seoul Monday morning and assaulted her.
The woman testified that she was at home with her boyfriend and Lee came and hit her without reason, according to the police. She said Lee and the man dated for a while last year, but they broke up. Lee beat her after seeing the two together out of jealousy, she claimed.
The police asked Lee to present herself for investigation that evening. But her mother and lawyer appeared instead, claiming Lee was beaten, not the woman.
According to Yonhap News, Lee's mother claimed the woman called Lee early in the morning and demanded money, threatening that otherwise she would disclose a video clip which is believed to carry scenes of sexual relations involving Lee. Lee visited the house to protest, but the woman beat her, Yonhap quoted the mother as saying.
But the police said Lee's side did not talk about the video clip.
The actress was involved in violence in 2006, when her former husband, actor Lee Chan, beat her severely, resulting in a broken nose and miscarriage and ending their 12-day marriage.