Businessman Choi Si-hoon, who married singer Ailee, has declared legal action against malicious comments.
On the 10th, Choi Si-hoon posted a statement from his legal representative, The Alpha Law Firm, through his personal SNS.
On this day, Choi Si-hoon's side stated, "Currently, actual facts about Choi Si-hoon and other false information, as well as malicious slander and insulting posts, are being widely circulated at a serious level on portal sites, online communities, and social media."
They added, "We are collecting evidence through constant monitoring and cooperating with relevant institutions to identify the authors. In the future, our law firm intends to take all possible civil and criminal actions without delay against any acts of false information distribution, defamation, and insult against our client to protect our client."
Earlier, Ailee, who married Choi Si-hoon, also stated through her agency that she can no longer overlook the seriousness of the situation caused by malicious posts about Ailee and is planning legal action.
She emphasized, "There will be no agreements or leniency during the legal response process to malicious posts and comments that harm the honor of the artist through slander, distribution of false information, and insults."
Meanwhile, Ailee married businessman Choi Si-hoon, 3 years her junior, on the 20th of last month in a location in Gangnam, Seoul. Choi Si-hoon has appeared in the Netflix reality show 'Solo Hell.'
Statement from The Alpha Law Firm, legal representative of Choi Si-hoon
The Alpha Law Firm is taking legal action corresponding to the illegal acts against our client, representing Mr. Choi Si-hoon.
Currently, on portal sites and online communities such as DC Inside, Daum Cafe, Naver, and Fm Korea, as well as on social media like Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter), actual facts and false information along with malicious slander and insulting posts about our client are being seriously and widely circulated.
In response, our law firm is gathering evidence through constant monitoring and is working with relevant agencies to identify the authors. In the future, our law firm will take all possible civil and criminal actions without delay against any acts of false information distribution, defamation, and insults against our client.
Additionally, if you have any reports regarding this matter, please attach the URL of the post along with a screenshot of the author and the post and send it via email.
Thank you.
The Alpha Law Firm
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