Dead actress` manager made confession copies

The former manager of deceased actress Jang Jan-yeon made copies of her hand-written documents where she confessed to being forced to have sex with influential figures, police said yesterday.

"Yoo Jang-ho admitted having made draft and copied versions of the documents," said an official of the Bundang Police Station, who questioned Yoo on Wednesday over allegations of his defaming the dead actress by spreading false rumors about her.

Yoo helped Jang write the revealing documents after she had said she wanted her agency head to be punished for his actions, he said.

"Before we finalized a 4-page document based on her statement, we went through seven or eight draft pages, of which we made some copies," he said.

Whereas Yoo earlier said that he and Jang`s family burned all existing copies of the documents shortly after her death, KBS aired shots of the contended documents caused controversy over their authenticity.

"The reporters seem to have taken the draft versions that I threw in my office trash bin," he said.

Yoo also showed part of the document to some media reporters on the day after Jang`s death, he said during police investigation.

However, he denied passing on any of the documents until after Jang killed herself. Some observers recently speculated that Jang committed suicide when she found out that her confession had been leaked.

The former manager also said that Jang seemed to be intimidated by Kim Sung-hun, the agency head whom she accused of forcing her into unwanted relationships, whose threatening message was recorded in the actress` cell phone.

"Kim seems to have demanded her obedience by threatening to kick her out of the entertainment business," said a police official in yesterday`s briefing.

Kim, who has resided in Japan since last December, filed a suit against Yoo late on Wednesday night for defaming him through written documents, according to the Bundang Police Station.

By Bae Hyun-jung



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