Lee Seo Won Fired From 'Music Bank' and Upcoming Drama Amid Sexual Molestation Investigation
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The 'Hospital Ship' actor has lost his gigs as an MC on the KBS2 music show and as a star on tvN's 'About Time' as he has been charged for sexually molesting and threatening a female celebrity.

AceShowbiz - Lee Seo Won is fired from "Music Bank" after it's revealed that he has been charged for allegedly sexually molesting a female celebrity. KBS2 announced on Thursday, May 17 local time that the 21-year-old actor has been removed as an MC on the music show, which he had hosted since 2016.

"After seeing the reports involving MC Lee Seo Won, we have confirmed the reports to be true via his label, and as a result, he will be leaving the program," the network stated. "For the time being, 'Music Bank' will continue with original MC Solbin and various special MCs who will partner up with her."

Lee Seo Won has also lost his gig on upcoming tvN drama series "About Time". The series producers said on Wednesday, "Lee Seo Won was playing the role of the director in charge of the musical featuring the female lead. He was a supporting role with not much screen time. However, we cannot delete the scenes entirely as it plays a part in the story. We plan to replace him and re-film the scenes."

They added, " 'About Time' started filming in February. We have obtained a good amount of footage for broadcast so the re-filming shouldn't harm the broadcast schedule." The drama, which features Lee Sung Kyung and Lee Sang Yoon in the lead roles, is scheduled to premiere in end of May.

News of sexual harassment allegation against Lee Seo Won broke on Wednesday. The Gwangjin Police confirmed that the "Hospital Ship" actor was charged on April 8 and they had conducted investigation before sending the case to prosecution earlier this month.

"The victim in question was a female celebrity," the police said. The incident happened when Lee Seo Won was drinking with the unnamed female celebrity. He tried to kiss her but she rejected him. He kept trying to make physical contact with her, so she called her boyfriend, which Lee Seo Won did not take kindly to. That's when he threatened her with a weapon.

The police also noted that Lee Seo Won was very drunk when police investigated him. "He was very intoxicated while being investigated. He was shouting and swore at a police officer," the police said.

Responding to the reports, his agency Blossom Entertainment said, "We sincerely apologize for concerning everyone with the scandalous incident Lee Seo Won was involved in. First, we were not aware of this situation until the media requested a statement from us. After confirming with him personally, we discovered that it was something that happened while he was privately drinking with an acquaintance."

"There are no excuses. We bow our heads in apology to everyone. We are sorry," the company added. "Lee Seo Won has acknowledged his mistake and is in deep reflection over his behavior towards the other party and concerning them and other people with his careless actions. Once again, we sincerely apologize to everyone and will sincerely take part in all investigations. We are sorry."

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