Actor Kim Soo-hyun faces allegations regarding a $12 million compensation lawsuit filed against the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron, specifically for failing to pay the expenses required for the trial on time and requesting an extension.
On the 17th, the legal representative for Kim Soo-hyun from LKB & Partners stated to OSEN, "All litigation expenses, including filing fees and delivery costs, have been paid."
Earlier, News1 reported that the 14th Civil Agreement Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Director General Jeong Ha-jeong) issued a corrective order regarding filing and delivery fees to Kim Soo-hyun's side on the 2nd. Initially, Kim Soo-hyun's side announced their intention to file for a $12 million compensation lawsuit; however, the amount filed with the court was $11 million. Consequently, the presiding court ordered Kim Soo-hyun to pay filing and delivery fees based on the corrected amount of $12 million. The filing fee is a legal expense paid when submitting a lawsuit to the court and is proportional to the claimed amount. For Kim Soo-hyun, whose lawsuit amount is $12 million, the filing and delivery fees alone are estimated to be around 38 million won. Amid these developments, allegations arose suggesting that Kim Soo-hyun's side submitted a request for an extension of the correction deadline on the 16th to postpone the payment of expenses.
However, regarding this matter, the legal representative stated that they "have paid all filing and delivery fees." They added, "Because it is a legal issue, it is not something we can discuss."
Meanwhile, the family of the late Kim Sae-ron recently claimed through the "Garosero Research Institute" that Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron were in a relationship for about six years from 2015 to 2021. As a result, Kim Soo-hyun became embroiled in allegations of grooming and dating a minor. Initially denying the relationship, Kim Soo-hyun's side later issued a statement saying they dated from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020, after the deceased had become an adult, when intimate photos and letters were made public.
However, after the "Garosero Research Institute" distributed private videos and photos, Kim Soo-hyun held a press conference on the 31st of last month, reiterating that he had never dated a minor. Furthermore, attorney Kim Jong-bok from LKB & Partners, who represents him, stated, "We filed a complaint against the family members and an unidentified person claiming to be an aunt, as well as the operators of Gaseyeon, for violations of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, including defamation. We also filed a lawsuit for damages worth a total of $12 million today at the Seoul Central District Court."
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