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Actress Han So-hee’s mother charged over gambling; actor Yoo Ah-in jailed for drug use

My Name actress ‘deeply distressed’ by mother’s arrest for illegal gambling business; Hellbound actor Yoo Ah-in jailed one year for drug use

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South Korean actress Han So-hee (left) has distanced herself from her mother’s arrest on illegal gambling charges, while actor Yoo Ah-in was given a one-year sentence for using propofol, the drug that killed Michael Jackson. Photo: Corbis via Getty Images, EPA-EFE/Yonhap

Another South Korean actor, and an actress, are in the headlines for all the wrong reasons.

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High-profile actor Yoo Ah-in was found guilty on September 3 of illegal use of the anaesthetic drug propofol and handed a one-year prison sentence.
On the same day, actress Han So-hee’s agency, 9ato Entertainment, issued an official statement addressing concerns about her mother’s involvement in illegal gambling operations.

“The matter reported on September 2 regarding actress Han So-hee’s mother is entirely her mother’s personal decisions,” the agency said.

Han So-hee as Yoon Ji-woo in a still from My Name (2021). Photo: Netflix
Han So-hee as Yoon Ji-woo in a still from My Name (2021). Photo: Netflix

According to a report from the TV Chosun network, prosecutors arrested Han’s mother, who is in her fifties, on charges of operating 12 illegal gambling establishments nationwide since 2021.

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