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Wed 04 Apr 2009Tragic star's sex claims rock TV and film industry

WHEN JANG Ja-yeon killed herself at her home earlier last month, she did more than deprive South Korea of a wildly popular soap star.

In a damning letter naming the men responsible for the distress that may have caused her to take her life aged 26, Jang heaped shame on the country’s entertainment industry with allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation.