Correspondent Chae Tae-byeong of Money Today | 2023.05.15 06:41
Broadcaster Lee Sang-yong (79), known for his nickname ‘Popeye’, revealed that he had a hard time because of rumors that he embezzled donations for heart disease.
On the 14th, Lee Sang-yong appeared on TV Chosun’s current affairs and culture ‘Star Documentary My Way’ and revealed his daily life.
In the broadcast, he talked about why he started helping children with heart disease. Lee Sang-yong said, “One day, while I was hosting, a parent came out with a child who was sick with heart disease.”
He continued, “At the time, the MC fee was 14,000 won, but the surgery cost was around 18 million won.”
Lee Sang-yong explained, “I went on stage at night shops for about three months to raise money for surgery. Afterwards, as if rumors spread, children with heart disease and their parents flocked to my house. I started (supporting) without any money.” did.
Lee Sang-yong recalled that he met with writer Kim Hong-shin, a junior in ROTC, and was unfairly plagued by ‘rumors of embezzlement of donations’. Writer Kim said, “(Lee Sang-yong) had a hard time with a ridiculous and unfair story.”
Then, Lee Sang-yong said, “(Everyone) was living well because he devoted his life to surgery on 600 children with heart disease.”
Then, he said, “I had to leave for the United States alone to make a living when all broadcasting work was cut off,” and “I lived in the United States working as a tour bus guide for 13 hours a day.”
Lee Sang-yong added, “Since then, all rumors of embezzlement of sponsorship funds have been found not guilty, but it took a long time to return to broadcasting because it was not properly known.”
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