In one letter, she openly expressed her grudge against the figures, calling them “evil” and vowing to “retaliate” even after she died.Įleven names of VIPs in the Korean showbiz industry are spreading on the Internet, Tuesday, with a note written by an anonymous writer who alleges they had received entertainment and sexual services from Jang.Īmong the names in circulation are executives of major newspapers, chairmen of large companies, former TV producers and entertainment agency heads. Meanwhile, Jang said in the newly-discovered letters she was forced to entertain and have sexual intercourse with those she met at karaoke and upscale bars over 100 times. Parts of the court records suspected to contain names and other details were censored by being blacked out. She noted a list of high-level officials at a financial firm, an online news media organization, conglomerates and major dailies.
I will give you the names of film directors and TV producers later.” I will first give you information about 31 people who have hurt me even before August 2007. In one letter delivered to the aide in January 2009, Jang said, “I will show you a note that has a list of people who afflicted and maltreated me. In a criminal trial, mutual consent from the prosecution and defense lawyer is required in determining evidence.
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The two staffers of Jang’s management agency stood trial at Suwon District Court in 2009.īack then, the aide in prison submitted a bunch of letters ? the latest news was reportedly based on the replica of them ? to the court.īut the court didn’t take them as evidence against the accused since lawyers didn’t want to do so. More likely, it is due to corruption and bribery.Īllegedly, neither hard evidence nor testimony backing Jang’s claims of being forced to provide sexual services to VIPs in the showbiz and media industries have been found.īut court records from 2009 during the trials of Jang’s manager and agency head offered a glimpse into the situation facing the late actress. Other figures mentioned avoided punishment due to “lack of evidence,” according to prosecutors. The first investigation based on the note ended up with trials of only two people ? Jang’s manager and head of her management agency ? for abusing her.