A California woman who claimed Celine Dion's manager husband Rene Angelil raped her has been arrested and charged with extortion. Yun Kyeong Kwon Sung and her husband Ae Hoe Kwon of Pasadena were arrested on Thursday. The couple made the rape allegations last March, claiming Angelil had raped Sung in Las Vegas two years earlier in March 2000.
A police spokesman said that during a meeting between the couple’s attorney and Angelil’s legal people last Thursday it “became very clear and apparent that we had an extortion."
Responding to the news Angelil’s lawyer stressed his client’s innocence to all charges, and told reporters: "Apparently, these people have now been accused of trying to extort Mr. Angelil. We're pleased the police have taken this action."