With comedian Joo Byung-jin caught up in an assault case, the current situation is attracting attention.
According to the Seoul Mapo Police Station on the 30th, Joo Byung-jin was charged with assault, including grabbing the neck with his hand when an argument broke out while having a conversation with a man in his 40s at a hotel sauna in Mapo-gu, Seoul last month.
In the course of the investigation, the accuser argued that, "While designing a drama about a self-made song, I accidentally ran into Mr. Joo, whom I had met at work when I was young, and brought up the story. is said to have done
Joo Byeong-jin denied the assault charge, but the police determined that Joo Byeong-jin's allegations were accepted based on eyewitness statements and handed him over to the prosecution.
Last year, Joo Byeong-jin challenged the musical 'Oh! Carol', but was sued by the musical production company for 300 million won after notifying him of his intention to leave the day before the performance.
At that time, the musical production company claimed that Joo Byeong-jin caused great damage to the production company by suddenly raising her voice while listening to a few words of advice from her partner, Hae-mi Park, during practice. However, the court of first instance ruled in favor of Joo Byung-jin.
According to YTN Star, Joo Byung-jin is said to be staying in the United States.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)