'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South🃏 Korean judicial officials say.
T♈he 78-year-old is accused of touching a wom🌳an inappropriately in 2017, officials said, reports bbc.com.
O has denied th🍷e allegation, local media report. He became the first South Korean actor to win a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a series after his performance in the chart-🦹topping Netflix thriller earlier this year.
The alleged victim first filed a complaint with the police against O in December last y🐓ear, according to Yonhap news agency.
But the case was closed in April without a charge beꦏing brought against O. The🀅 prosecution has now reopened the investigation "at the request of the victim," the agency reports.
O has now been charged without detention, itಞ adds.
Following the charge, Seoul's culture ministry decided to stop broadcasting a government commercial featuring ♎O, reports bbc.com.
'Squid Game,' Netflix's most popular series of all time - is a thriller s꧂eries that tells the story of debt-ridden people competing for a huge cash prize in a deadly series of children's games.
O plays𝓰 the oldest participant in the survival comꦓpetition.
