Actor apologizes over 'dirty' joke involving daughter

/Courtesy of Lee Jung-soo's Instagram

By Kim Da-hee

Actor Lee Jung-soo has come under fire for a sexual joke involving a picture of his daughter Li-ye uploaded to Instagram on May 9.

Lee posted a picture of Li-ye with toy balls on her chest under her shirt and on her hip inside her pants while the actor laughs at her as if he put the balls there.

“A few days ago, I saw Li-ye sleeping on her stomach,” he wrote on the SNS site. “Because I was worried that Li-ye might live without self-confidence as a woman in the future, I instilled confidence into my daughter when we were in a pool of toy balls at a kids’ cafe.”

The picture went viral on social media and through online communities, stirring anger among viewers. One said: “How could he make such a dirty joke to his daughter?”

With criticism mounting, the actor deleted the picture and apologized on the SNS site.

“I apologize for the joke I made to my daughter unintentionally,” he wrote. “The controversy from my picture came as a shock because I have been working hard to be a good husband and father.”

“I will be discreet in my behavior which can cause controversy,” he added.