Song Ha Yoon reacts to bullying allegations; Releases a statement: "These claims are false.."
Song Ha Yoon
had last year gone viral for her role as the bully and unfaithful friend in the Korean drama '
Marry My Husband
'. The celebrity's reign over popularity, however, was short-lived, as allegations of her being a bully in real life as well came forward. After facing all of the ridicule and judgment, the actress is finally addressing the rumours.
Song Ha Yoon releases an official statement on bullying allegations
On July 2, as per reports from Allkpop, the actress released an official statement about the bullying rumours and allegations. The statement was released to the public through her legal representatives, and claimed that the allegations are false; however, in order to prove her claims, it has taken time since the alleged incident is dated to be more than 20 years ago.
The statement read that "In response to the school bullying controversy raised against Song Ha Yoon last year regarding incidents said to have occurred over 20 years ago, she has consistently maintained that these claims are false."
They continued by sharing that as soon as the allegations were falsely shared and started accusing Ha Yoon of bullying 20 years ago, the actress took strict and immediate legal action.
Legal actions against the one's who spread the allegations
As per the statement, Song Ha Yoon has also filed a legal case against the person who shared the alleged rumours online under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilisation and Information Protection (defamation). She also claimed that the person obstructed and stopped her from doing her business by fraud, and filed a legal complaint for the same as well.
Meanwhile, Ms. Oh has repeatedly refused to cooperate and has claimed to be living in the United States as well. Since they still retain their Korean citizenship passport, the court allowed for the case to be moved forward.
Not only that, but a 'designated notification order' was also issued against Ms. Oh, ensuring that if and when she enters
South Korea
, the appropriate authorities will be notified of their return to the country.
Song Ha Yoon's claim on the allegations
Ever since the alleged rumours were shared online, the actress has firmly denied that any bullying activity took place in her school years. As the case proceeds, public institutions, notarised statements, and any other required evidence have been submitted from the 'Intimate Strangers' actress's side to the authorities for official investigation.
Last year, around April, allegations and online posts about the actress being involved in school violence surfaced online. Many of these online posts claimed that the actress was directly involved in bullying, and even had to get transferred twice from her school.
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