Popular TV actor extorted money from woman: report

A woman has alleged that a TV actor extorted a large amount of money from her under false promises of marriage. A graduate of a U.S. university, the pretty woman runs hagwon or a private learning institute in southern Seoul, according to a news report Monday.

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She said the actor, starring popular TV dramas, approached her with promises of marriage, and demanded that she provide money to him, the Hankook Ilbo newspaper reported. For the past several months, he has extorted tens of millions of won from her, she said.

The actor's comments on her allegations were not made available immediately.

It was in September 2010 when she first met the popular actor through a "booking" at a night club in southern Seoul. As soon as she met him, she had a good feeling toward him, who was tall and handsome. It did not take long time for them to become intimate with each other, and they spent one night together.
The two had since then became intimate fast and had affairs several times. But even that, the woman did not thought that he was her lover as she had a fiancé.

But the TV actor, whenever they met, repeatedly proposed that they continue to meet and marry. The woman failed to reject his offer and finally bid farewell to her fiancé.

After bidding farewell to her fiancé, the woman maintained relations with the actor on condition that they marry. But around this time, he began to try to extort money from her, she said.

"At the beginning, he asked for a sum of money, citing several reasons. But as time went by, he gave little explanation and the amount of money he asked for increased", she said. She insisted that he approached her after he was aware that she runs a business.

She said he demanded that she buy a luxurious wristwatch for him before he embarked on a business trip to the U.S. in December 2010. "But I presented him with a Louis Vuitton bag. As he showed cool response to it, I had no choice but to give him a luxurious wristwatch".

In addition, he wanted her to buy wallet, sun glasses and imported cosmetics for him. She even paid 4 million won for repairs of his imported car, according to her.