Actor Kim Soo-hyun, who has been accused of dating the late Kim Sae-ron since their teenage years, held a press conference to refute these claims and ultimately announced legal action against the flood of malicious comments.
On the 15th, the agency Gold Medalist stated, "Recently, malicious posts and comments directed at our artist Kim Soo-hyun have been indiscriminately posted and circulated online," and released a lengthy statement.
The agency noted, "In particular, there are baseless speculative posts and unverified claims that have been posted continuously and repeatedly, leading the public to have misconceptions and damaging the artist's reputation," adding, "The malicious slanders, dissemination of false information, personal attacks, and sexual harassment occurring rampantly in online communities and social media should not be taken lightly as criminal acts."
They continued, "Based on active reports from fans and our own monitoring of these malicious acts, we submitted a complaint to investigative authorities on the 14th regarding charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act and insult under the Criminal Act."
Additionally, Gold Medalist emphasized, "The behavior of 'cyber rent-a-thug' that takes advantage of anonymity to create fake news and produce videos and shorts that lead to cyberbullying is also serious," and stated, "Recently, as the identity of the cyber rent-a-thug has been revealed and legal action is underway, we will also take strict countermeasures against overseas platforms such as YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) in conjunction with overseas legal representatives."
Gold Medalist's full statement
Hello, this is Gold Medalist.
Recently, malicious posts and comments directed at our artist Kim Soo-hyun have been indiscriminately posted and circulated online. In particular, there are baseless speculative posts and unverified claims that have been posted continuously and repeatedly, leading the public to have misconceptions and damaging the artist's reputation.
The malicious slanders, dissemination of false information, personal attacks, and sexual harassment occurring rampantly in online communities and social media should not be taken lightly as criminal acts. We submitted a complaint to investigative authorities on the 14th regarding charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act and insult under the Criminal Act based on active reports from fans and our own monitoring of these malicious acts.
The behavior of 'cyber rent-a-thug' that takes advantage of anonymity to create fake news and produce videos and shorts that lead to cyberbullying is also serious. Recently, as the identity of the cyber rent-a-thug has been revealed and legal action is underway, we will also take strict countermeasures against overseas platforms such as YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) in conjunction with overseas legal representatives.
We plan to continue filing additional complaints regarding these malicious posts that harm the artist's reputation and will do our utmost to protect the artist's rights with strong legal action against clear criminal acts in the future.
Thank you.
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