News Summary

• The Oscar-winning director and other prominent Korean film figures will join a press event Friday responding to the actor's recent suicide, which came after several marathon sessions of police questioning over suspected drug use..
• South Korean police have said that Lee passed several drug tests and sat for lengthy sessions of questioning, including one marathon meeting days before his death that lasted 19 hours..
• Prominent Korean filmmakers and arts organizers will hold a media event in Seoul on Friday calling for an investigation by authorities into the circumstances that led to the passing of Parasite star Lee Sun-kyun, who died last month at age 48 of an apparent suicide..
• On Tuesday, a new organization called the Association of Solidarity Among Cultural Artists (translation) released a statement announcing its formation and urging the Korean media and local authorities to work together to prevent tragedies like Lee’s case from happening again..
• His lawyers have told local media outlets that the actor was upset by the way police were handling the investigation and how details were being leaked to the press, damaging his career and reputation..
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