Violence ends short marriage of star couple

The former couple, stars Lee Min-young and Lee Chan, yesterday both refuted claims involving the actress' miscarriage, allegedly caused by her husband's violence.

Ten days ago, the star couple cancelled plans to register their marriage, only 12 days after they got married in a ceremony on Dec. 10.

Soon after the couple announced the cancellation of the marriage, Lee Min-young disclosed that she was beaten badly by her former husband and was informed that she lost her baby a day later. The TV actress said she also underwent surgery because her nose was broken due to her husband's violence.

Lee Chan, however, denied Lee's claim.

In a 6-page statement delivered to Yonhap News, Lee said it was his wife who decided to have an abortion on Dec. 21.

Lee said he was informed of her decision in a phone call the day before Lee had the surgery. Lee, however, admitted that they had a big fight which ended with several face-slaps.

"Her parents continuously complained that she was not able to get TV commercials because of her premarital pregnancy. They even blamed the size of their house saying it was too small", said Lee through statement.

The legal representative of the 30-year-old actress told reporters yesterday that she has evidence to prove her miscarriage was caused by Lee's violence. Lee Chan also said he will prepare a legal defense against any claims.

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