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Posted by emmamadison2410,984 pts Tuesday, September 3, 2019

CJ Lee Sun-ho's arrest brings back rumors to his ex-wife's mysterious death + netizens react

Lee Sun ho's late ex-wife Rae-na

Reports of Lee Sun-ho's arrest has brought attention back to his ex-wife's mysterious death.

CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-Hyun's only son Lee Sun-ho (29) was booked by prosecution without detention on the 2nd after customs authorities found Lee smuggling liquid marijuana cartridges during a routine search of inbound passengers. Lee Sun Ho is suspected of hiding dozens of liquid marijuana cartridges in an inbound flight from Los Angeles and trying to smuggle them through Incheon Airport in Korea.

His current wife, Lee Dae Hee, a tv announcer, is Lee Sun-ho's second wife from a remarriage last year. His first wife, Lee Rae-na (20) mysteriously died at their New Haven home in the U.S at 3:00am on Friday November 4, 2016. The couple had married in April 2016 and had been residing in the US so that Rae-na could complete her studies at Yale University while Lee Sun-ho studied in Columbia. Lee Rae-na was the daughter of Lee Yong-kyu, a former member of veteran pop band Koreana. She was also the cousin of well known actress Clara Lee.

Lee Sun ho (left), second wife announcer Lee Dae Hee (right)

The news of her death came two days after CJ group saw its stock value plunge by 8.7%, the lowest in 52 weeks, following reports of the group's alleged links to Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of prior President Park Geun-hye currently under arrest as an accessory to abuse of power and attempted fraud.


CJ Group is suspected to have received benefits in return for participating in cultural businesses designed by Choi and her aide Cha Eun-taek, a TV commercial director suspected to be behind the setup of the controversial Mir and K-Sports foundations. According to news reports at the time, CJ Group has been executing an investment plan involving more than 1 trillion won ($869.67 million) in the "creative culture convergence belt" led by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Although CJ Group denied all speculations of any illicit dealings, the stock market was quick to react.

MBN reported that in 2013, Cheong Wa Dae pressured then-group Chairwoman Lee Mi-Kyung, Lee Jay-hyun's elder sister, to step down.

There are speculations that the government held Lee Mi-Kyung accountable for airing parodies of President Park during her campaign on tVN, a cable channel run by the group's entertainment arm CJ E&M. The former chairwoman stepped down from her post in late 2014 citing health problems, and flew to the US to undergo treatment for Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) disease. CMT is a rare inherited neurological disorder that Lee Mi-Kyung and the incumbent chairman Lee Jay-hyun are suffering from.

Lee Jay-hyun was indicted on charges of embezzlement and tax evasion in 2015 but was pardoned in August 2016 due to his health condition.





Article: CJ's eldest son Sun-ho caught smuggling drugs...who are the key persons of interest?

Source: Asia Economy

  1. 1. [+1,890, -71] So she only married him for money.
  2. 2. [+1,103, -17] It's not like these chaebols are wanting for any basic needs so why are they always caught with drugs? Is marijuana all they learn from studying abroad?
  3. 3. [+956, -61] When I first heard that his first wife died mysteriously I thought maybe it was drug-related. But now I'm not sure anymore. He looks scary.
  4. 4. [+754, -28] It'll be difficult for CJ to come back from this. Smuggling drugs in Korea is a big deal. CJ needs to leave its management to professionals at this point. All the shareholders are leaving in droves.
  5. 5. [+344, -19] Look at this guy. It's not funny anymore.
  6. 6. [+258, -3] He needs to worry about his 22 yr old wife that died mysteriously after 7 months of marriage.
  7. 7. [+247, -3] His ex-wife died after 7 months of marriage...the cause of death is unknown ㄷㄷㄷ
  8. 8. [+139, -3] His Korean ex-wife mysteriously committed suicide in the U.S
  9. 9. [+133, -5] He's only something thanks to his parents.
  10. 10. [+66, -4] Why did a healthy woman suddenly die??
  11. 11. [+62, -4] All deaths always have something to do with drugs..
  12. 12. [+56, -1] Are we sure he didn't kill his spouse? How can a young woman mysteriously die after 7 months of marriage.
  13. 13. [+49, -1] He wouldn't be walking about freely if his family didn't have money.
  14. 14. [+38, -3] He must've killed his ex-wife with drugs~

You can read this article fully translated here.

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    hiroonakamura
    hiroonakamura7,524 pts Tuesday, September 3, 2019 0
    Tuesday, September 3, 2019

    i honestly didnt understand half of the things written here. the article is all over the place

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    Canucks4Life
    Canucks4Life2,736 pts Tuesday, September 3, 2019 0
    Tuesday, September 3, 2019

    People have been speculating about him or drugs having something to do with it since it happened, his quick wife turnover made it worse, and now this isn't helping.

    Truth is she had taken a sabbatical due to her marriage but everybody who talked to her said she was excited to get back to school and rejoin the fencing team. Teachers, coaches, and teammates had talked about the emails they exchanged which expressed how much she desired to get back to school and America. She had also never had a history of mental health issues before her marriage, it was all very questionable and considering her husbands high powered family the circumstances of her suicide were never actually released and her husband was reportedly at the home with her when it happened but noticed nothing. It was all very very strange, but because they are who they are it just magically all went away so ya people are definitely still wondering about it this has just brought it mainstream.

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