Singer Choi Seong-bong said, "I don't have any money right now" in response to the pouring request for refund of donations amid allegations of false cancer fights.
When it was confirmed that there was no treatment record for three years from the hospital where Choi had been battling cancer, Choi Seongbong posted on his fan cafe on the 12th, "I'm sorry for causing trouble and hurting you. will," he announced.
However, Choi Seong-bong drew the line that he could not afford a refund now.
Choi Seong-bong wrote, "Unfortunately, the money I have is 65,480 won. I'll come up with a donation and leave." He wrote, "I'm sorry for disappointing you."
Choi Seong-bong previously said that he was battling stage 3 colorectal cancer and owed a huge amount of money after undergoing several surgeries.
It was confirmed that Choi Seong-bong received close to 20 million won through the fan cafe, and it is known that he raised more than 30 million won in funding through overseas sites.
In particular, it is reported that Choi Seong-bong received more than 300 million won in sponsorship after winning runner-up in 'Korea's Got Talent' in 2011.
YouTube's Lee Jin-ho, the entertainment president, claimed that the primary and secondary cancer diagnosis provided by Choi Seong-bong was false, and that errors were found that did not match the disease name and code name.
In addition, he said that the Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, which claimed that Choi Seong-bong had been hospitalized, confirmed that the diagnosis given by Choi Seong-bong was different from the hospital's format, and above all, there was no record of Choi Seong-bong receiving treatment for the past three years.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kang Kyung-yoon)