Actress Lee Min-yeong has been sued by her sister-in-law, who claims she suffered physical and verbal violence from the actress. Ms. Lee is already involved in another lawsuit over alleged violence by her ex-husband.
The sister-in-law, known only as "Ms. Kim" in court papers, said Ms. Lee hit her and called her abusive names in January 2006. She was three months pregnant at the time and claims she suffered from shortness of breath as a result of shock.
Ms. Kim also sued her own husband, Ms. Lee's older brother, for the same offense. She said four months later, her husband had beaten her before he moved out of the house to live with his parents. She claimed to be suffering from facial palsy after that attack.
Both lawyers for the Lee siblings denied all the charges.
Kim Jae-cheol, the actress's lawyer, said Ms. Kim's claims are groundless.
"We are thinking of counter suing for false accusation", he said.
Park Seung-jin, Ms. Lee's brother's lawyer, said, Ms. Kim and his client are ...|
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