South Korean celebrity food entrepreneur Paik Jong-won has announced that he would be discontinuing his TV appearances in an apology video. The clip was posted to his YouTube channel on May 6 following a string of controversies.
The news comes as Seoul Gangnam Police Station said that the 58-year-old is under investigation. There were allegations that his food and beverage company Theborn Korea claimed the ingredients used for its porridge product were domestically sourced in South Korea when they were not.
