IU Dating and Fencing Duel with Musk... Jeon Cheongjo's 'Lie Universe'

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Jeon Cheong-jo (28), who was indicted on fraud charges involving about 3 billion KRW and is known as the marriage partner of former national fencing athlete Nam Hyun-hee (43), has now been testified to have falsely flaunted a close relationship with singer and actress IU (real name Lee Ji-eun).

(From the left) Jeon Cheong-jo, who was indicted on fraud charges, and singer-actress IU.
[Photo by Yonhap News, IU Instagram]

On the 24th, the 11th Criminal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Byung-chul) held the fourth trial for fraud charges against Lee Mo (27), who served as Jeon's bodyguard. Nam and her nephew A appeared as witnesses at the hearing. A had dated Lee through Nam's introduction.

According to a report by The Fact, on that day, Lee’s defense attorney asked A, "Has Jeon ever said that he had lived with the famous singer IU and was planning to move into the apartment where IU lives?" A replied, "I only heard that the apartment Jeon mentioned was a high-priced one. He said it was a 30 billion KRW-class house, and if you pay in advance, you get a 10% discount, saving 3 billion KRW."

Also, Lee’s defense attorney asked, "Do you know that Jeon instructed Lee to buy tickets because he claimed to have a close relationship with IU and said that Nam and Nam’s daughter are IU fans, so they would be taken to IU’s concert VIP seats?" A said, "After hearing that, I told Lee that tickets for famous celebrities’ concerts cannot be purchased via mobile phones, and Jeon said to try only as long as it was possible." It was also reported that Nam stated during police investigation that "Jeon boasted about having dated IU and flaunted his connections with celebrities."

YouTuber Lee Jin-ho shared a video on the 23rd about attending the trial, saying, "Jeon took Nam Hyun-hee to Spain, claiming he would have a fencing match directly with Tesla founder Elon Musk," and added, "Watching the trial, I thought it was like a drama. I really respect Jeon for lying in court and getting caught." According to Lee, after learning fencing from Nam, Jeon flew to Barcelona, Spain, in early February last year with Nam and three bodyguards.

As the time for the match with Musk approached, Jeon told Nam, "Only one person can accompany me to see Elon Musk," and took only one bodyguard. Jeon reportedly spent time inside a cathedral on top of a fencing bag, forged Elon Musk’s signature, and told the bodyguard to keep it a secret.

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