"Imperial Lesson" from Famous Golfer? Complaint Filed with Call to "Stop Stalking"

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Representative Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party has claimed that First Lady Kim Hea-kyung, wife of President Lee Jae-myung, played golf with a famous professional golfer. Although the claim quickly lost momentum after the golfer directly denied it, the clash has escalated into legal action.

Reporter Go Jeong-hyeon reports.

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On the morning of October 26, Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the People Power Party posted on social media claiming that First Lady Kim Hea-kyung received an "imperial lesson" from a professional golfer at Taereung Country Club, a military golf course, on October 20.

Cheong Wa Dae immediately refuted the claim as groundless.

An official from Cheong Wa Dae told SBS over the phone that everything in the claim was false, except for the fact that Mrs. Kim had played golf.

Rep. Joo pushed to present a video during a parliamentary audit.

[Joo Jin-woo / Rep., People Power Party: "First Lady Kim Hea-kyung, Lydia Ko, and one man—three people played golf together. If this isn't imperial golf, what is?"]

[Seo Young-kyo / Chair of the National Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee (Democratic Party): "Do not hide behind parliamentary immunity; do it outside if you feel the need. The video will not be permitted."]

Blocked from showing the clip during the audit, Rep. Joo immediately released the video on his YouTube channel.

Running about a minute and a half, the footage showed a woman receiving a so-called "field lesson" and also included a photograph of prominent golfer Lydia Ko.

However, the ruling camp's rebuttal gained strong support as Lydia Ko herself directly denied the allegation.

Ko emphasized that she had other engagements that day and had nothing to do with the incident.

Criticizing Rep. Joo for persistently spreading false information about the presidential family, the Democratic Party urged him to "stop stalking" and announced that it would file a criminal complaint against him.

[Kim Eui-kyeom / Rep., Democratic Party: "Because this insults Lydia Ko, First Lady Kim Hea-kyung, Cheong Wa Dae, and our state affairs as a whole, we will take strong legal action (in consultation with the party)."]

Rep. Joo, however, foreshadowed a counter-response, stating he would uncover the truth through legal measures.

(Video by Lee Seung-hwan | Video edited by Jang Hyeon-gi)
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