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Chef Lim Sung-geun reiterated his drunk driving history and declared that he would stop broadcasting. However, he completely denied allegations of power abuse and privacy.
The Sunday newspaper released an interview with Lim Sung-geun on the 21st.
According to this, Lim Sung-geun said, "The more public attention I received, the more scared I was and anxious. I uploaded the video because I wanted to talk before things got bigger, he said, adding, "I have no excuse for drunk driving, so it's my fault."
Lim Sung-geun also explained the timing of posting an apology video on YouTube just before the report when he covered whether he was actually driving based on the drunk driving ruling in the past. He said, "I didn't really plan it. If I wanted to plan and take a picture, I wouldn't have taken it with the PD's face showing, and I wouldn't have put alcohol on the desk," he said. "I didn't mean to play after receiving a report." But I think there was a part where it looked like that. I'm sorry," he explained.
In addition to the three cases already known, Lim Sung-geun first confessed to the history of violations of the Road Traffic Act in 1998 and 1999 and the fines for parking disputes in the past. He said, "If you look up your history, it'll all pop up anyway. I want to end it all with this rather than another report coming out later," he said.
However, he maintained his innocence over allegations of "overuse of business" and privacy raised online. He said, "I'm proud of the allegations of powerlessness. That's really not the part," he said, adding, "Small and medium-sized business representatives who worked with me are suffering from fake news such as customer power abuse and women's issues. I want you to swear and scold me only for the facts that exist," he stressed.
Lim Sung-geun also clarified his future moves. He said, "I won't broadcast in the future. He declared, "How can I broadcast with my face up unless I'm ironclad?" and, "I'm not going to appear on broadcasts from terrestrial broadcasting, general broadcasting, and OTT after today." Regarding the home shopping schedule that has already been contracted, he added, "I've been asked to find someone who can replace me to minimize the damage to small and medium-sized companies."
Earlier on the 18th, Lim Sung-geun confessed that his personal YouTube channel "Im Sung-geun Im Jjang TV" was caught drunk driving three times. Lim Sung-geun said, "At that time, I wanted to hide it all, but if things happen later, many people will get hurt." What I did wrong is what I did wrong. I don't want to avoid it. That's why I'm not driving under the influence. My license was revoked because of criminal punishment and I got my license again. I don't want to hide it. It's right to apologize. It's not something to hide," he said, bending his head down.
However, since the release of the video, suspicions have been raised over the timing and authenticity of "self-confession," and controversy has grown further as some media have reported that there have been more cases of drunk driving in the past.
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