Ex-BIGBANG Member Seungri Denies Assault Allegations
Police plan to question the accuser as they verify a complaint filed against former BIGBANG member Seungri over aggravated assault allegations.
- On Thursday, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station confirmed it is investigating a criminal complaint filed on Aug. 26 against former BIGBANG member Seungri for alleged aggravated assault.
- Seungri was previously indicted on nine charges during the 2019 Burning Sun scandal, receiving an 18-month prison sentence from the Supreme Court before his Feb. 9, 2023 release from Yeoju Prison.
- In an interview with Ilgan Sports, Seungri denied making threats, saying "I picked up a liquor bottle while refusing to share a table, but I did not brandish it or make threats." Police are verifying incident details.
- Coinciding with BIGBANG's 20th anniversary, public attention remains focused on the divergent paths of its former members following the band's world tour kickoff last month at the Goyang Sports Complex Main Stadium in Gyeonggi Province.
- Separately, former BIGBANG member Choi Seung-hyun canceled his Sept. 19 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, citing local conditions; he previously served a 10-month prison sentence for smoking marijuana and officially left the group in 2023.
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Seungri Assault Allegations: Former BIGBANG Star Denies Gangnam Restaurant Bottle-Swinging Claim | 🎥 LatestLY
Former BIGBANG member Seungri is under police investigation after a man in his 30s filed a criminal complaint accusing him of aggravated assault during a dispute at a Gangnam restaurant. Seungri has firmly denied the allegations, acknowledging that while he picked up a liquor bottle after refusing the intoxicated man's request to join his table, he neither swung it. 🎥 Seungri Assault Allegations: Former BIGBANG Star Denies Gangnam Restaurant Bottle-Swinging Claim.
Lee Seung-hyun (36), who was active as Seungri in the group Big Bang before leaving the group, has been sued for special assault. An official from the Seoul Gangnam Police Station stated on the 10th, “A complaint requesting punishment for Mr. Lee on charges of special assault was filed on the 26th of last month.” The official added, “Since the complainant has not yet been questioned, the rest (charges
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asiae.co.krSinger Seungri has been accused of assaulting a man in his 30s at a restaurant in Gangnam. The Seoul Gangnam Police Station has received the case and is currently investigating. The news of this assault accusation against Seungri, who previously served a prison sentence for the Burning Sun scandal, is once again attracting significant public attention.
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