Actor Lee Yi-kyung listens to a reporter’s query at a press convention in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Jan. 15. [YONHAP]
Actor Lee Yi-kyung has filed a prison criticism towards a web-based person who unfold false rumors about his non-public life, his company Sangyoung ENT stated on Monday.
“We’re deeply regretful in regards to the false info and defamation spreading on-line relating to Lee Yi-kyung,” Sangyoung ENT stated in a press release.
The company stated it had filed a criticism with the Gangnam Police Precinct via its authorized representatives towards those that created and distributed the false posts.
“There have been no makes an attempt at settlement or compensation talks associated to this case,” the company stated. “We make it clear that there shall be none going ahead.”
It added that the corporate would “proceed to observe malicious posts that harm the actor’s status and character, and take authorized motion with out leniency.”
The company stated it acknowledged the necessity to “defend oneself from fabricated info and distorted details,” and vowed to “do its utmost to safeguard the actor’s rights and status from baseless hypothesis and false content material.”
The controversy started on Oct. 20, when a submit titled “Exposing the actual Lee Yi-kyung” unfold throughout on-line communities and social media platforms. The submit included what gave the impression to be KakaoTalk and Instagram messages between Lee and the person, who claimed to be a German girl, through which Lee allegedly used abusive and sexually express language and requested for intimate pictures. The submit additionally included pictures of Lee on set and selfies.
The web person later wrote on X that she had fabricated the fabric utilizing synthetic intelligence.
On Oct. 22, two days after promising to disclose new “proof,” the person apologized, saying, “It began as a joke, and I didn’t anticipate it to get this a lot consideration.”
“As I stored writing and utilizing AI-generated pictures, I began to imagine it myself. I’m actually sorry for spreading malicious rumors about Lee Yi-kyung. It began from love as a fan, and I bought too emotionally concerned,” the person wrote.
The self-claimed German nationwide stated she’s going to “take duty if there may be any a part of the [rumor spreading] that I am liable for.”
Sangyoung ENT had stated it was getting ready authorized motion earlier than releasing its assertion Monday, saying that the company will “calculate each direct and oblique damages attributable to the false rumors and take all vital measures.”
BY CHO MUN-GYU [[email protected]]
