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Star Korean actress drops alimony lawsuit against ex-singer husband

By 조정은

Published : May 1, 2011 - 08:54

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South Korean actress Lee Ji-ah dropped an alimony lawsuit against singer Seo Tai-ji on Saturday, days after news of the lawsuit shocked the public who had been kept in the dark about the couple's marriage.

Lee's attorney said the rising television actress has withdrawn the lawsuit as revelations of her marriage and divorce were causing "extreme mental distress" to her and those close to her.

News of the lawsuit came on April 21 when a local sports daily reported that Lee, in January, had filed for 5 billion won (US$4.6

million) for her share of matrimonial properties and for 500 million won in alimony against Seo.

Earlier Saturday, the 39-year-old musician confirmed his previous relationship to Lee in his first public statement since news broke of the lawsuit. Acknowledging his "secret" marriage to Lee in the United States in 1997, Seo said in a press release that the couple were not able to overcome differences in personality and future plans. That eventually led to their separation in 2000 and legal divorce in 2006, he said.

The recent revelations came as a greater shock to the public as both Seo and his 33-year-old ex-wife were cast as enigmatic figures, who kept their private lives strictly to themselves.

(Yonhap news)

 

<한글뉴스>

이지아 `서태지 소송' 취하…분쟁 종결될 듯

가수 겸 작곡가 서태지(39ㆍ본명 정현철)와 배우 이지아(33ㆍ본명 김지아)의 결혼과 이혼을 둘러싼 법적 분쟁이 일단락될 전망이다.

이지아의 소송 대리를 맡은 법무법인 바른은 30일 "이지아가 결혼 및 이혼 소식 이 알려진 뒤 지나친 사생활 침해 등으로 본인뿐 아니라 주변 사람들까지 극심한 정 신적 고통을 받게 돼 긴 시간이 예상되는 소송을 끌고 가기 어려워 소취하를 결정했 으며 오늘 취하서를 법원에 냈다"고 밝혔다.

이어 "부정확하게 제기되는 여러 쟁점이나 이혼 사유 등에 대해 더는 논란이 확 대되지 않기를 바라는 입장"이라고 덧붙였다.

이에 따라 서태지가 이에 동의하거나 2주 동안 특별한 대응을 하지 않으면 소취 하가 성립하며 특별한 변수가 없는 한 재판이 종결될 것으로 전망된다.

서태지는 이날 오후 보도자료를 내고 "이지아와 1997년 10월 미국에서 둘만의 혼인신고를 마치고 부부 생활을 시작했으나 성격과 미래상이 달라 2000년 6월  별거 를 시작했고 2006년 8월 부부 관계가 종결됐다"며 결혼과 이혼을 처음으로 인정했다 .

한편, 이지아의 소속사에서는 소 취하 신청서 제출 사실을 몰랐으며 이지아와는 연락이 두절된 상태라서 우려스럽다고 입장을 표명했다.

이지아는 서태지를 상대로 위자료 5억원과 재산분할 명목으로 50억원을  요구하 는 위자료 및 재산분할 청구 소송을 지난 1월19일 서울가정법원에 제출했으며 이달 21일 이 같은 사실이 알려지면서 큰 파문이 일었다.
(연합뉴스)

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