SEOUL – A group of South Korean filmmakers, actors and industry leaders, including “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho, on Friday called for an investigation into the handling by police and media of drug abuse allegations involving the late actor Lee Sun-kyun.
Lee, who shot to global fame with his performance as the wealthy Mr Park in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead last month in an apparent suicide.
Bong and more than a dozen other film, music and entertainment industry figures held a news conference in Seoul, urging authorities to look into whether police handled Lee’s case without violating security and privacy rules.
Since his case was first reported by a local newspaper citing a police official, Lee suffered attacks on his reputation due to constant leaks about the investigation even after multiple drug tests came back negative, they said.
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