Renowned play director resigns over #MeToo claim
(WorldNews South Korea)

Lee Yoon-taek By Lee Kyung-min Renowned theatrical play director Lee Yoon-taek, 67, apologized Monday for alleged sexual misconduct over the past two decades, the latest in a series of the #MeToo cases spreading in the cultural scene in Korea. Lee is another of the high-profile figures in the art and literary circles here to have publicly admitted to such behavior, following Ko Un, 84 _ a perennial hopeful for the Nobel Prize for literature among Koreans _ who has been accused of similar misconduct over the last 30 years. Lee said he deeply regrets what happened, adding he would take responsibility _ legally or otherwise. `I am ashamed and...