Trigger Warning: Mention of Suicide
The fiancée of celebrity chef Lee Won Il, freelance producer Kim Yoo Jin, is still unconscious after attempting to end her life because of the accusations that she used to be a bully back when she was a student in Auckland.
According to the producer's relative, at around 3 a.m., producer Kim Yoo Jin committed suicide at her home. She was discovered by her family members and rushed her to the ER of a university hospital. Currently, she remains unconscious, the source stated in an interview.
Before this unfortunate incident happened, Kim Yoo wrote in an Instagram post, expressing that she only wants to correct the wrong about her past, and she's hoping that such rumors will no longer hurt her fiancé chef Lee and both their families. She claimed that she is also a victim of baseless rumors and wished to clear her name.
In her post, she stated, "She blackmailed through text messages and phone calls by way of a friend of mine."
She added that when chef Lee uploaded a handwritten letter, apologizing for something that he did not even do. She felt guilty and was devastated because she was worried about her parents and also her soon-to-be parents-in-law as they have suffered the consequences.
However, Kim Yoo Jin posted on social media to also apologize for causing pain and trouble even though she did not do what the rumors stated.
The bullying accusation was brought up by an online user who confessed that the producer bullied her way back when they went to the same high school back in 2008. The post was detailed as the bullying victim claimed that she was attacked by Kim Yoo Jin and her group of friends for about one hour inside a karaoke room in Auckland, New Zealand. After the post went viral, another use commented with another allegation claiming that she was also a bullying victim of Kim Yoo Jin and her pals when she went to Auckland International College.
Due to these online internet claims, it urged chef Lee and Kim to release
several apology letters for her alleged past wrongdoings. Soon after, they resigned from the MBC's reality show "Real Love Story," where they were both appearing together. And Lee also stated that he will not appear on other programs.
Chef Lee Won Il's company, P&B Entertainment, stated that they found out what Kim Yoo Jin did to herself only through the news. The company was unable to contact her, and they will give out a statement after checking for the facts.
Kim Yoo Jin was an assistant director of MBC's "Omniscient Interfering View." On the other hand, Chef Lee became famous for appearing in a series of food shows, including JTBC's "Chef & My Fridge" in recent years.
