Kim Soo Hyun files defamation and stalking charges against Kim Sae Ron's family amid fabricated audio recording controversy
Kim Soo Hyun
's alleged involvement with late actress Kim Sae Ron, the alleged audio recording that has the late actress claiming a sexual affair with the actor was revealed to be fabricated by the whistleblower. Now, in response to the incident,
Soo Hyun
and his agency have decided to add extra charges to the complaint against HoverLab's owner and the family of the late actress.
Additional criminal charges
The actor's company quickly issued a statement ahead of the revelation that the controversial 1.5-hour audio was fabricated, sharing that they will be pursuing additional charges against the two parties, according to Allkpop.
The statement read, "Gold Medallist and Kim Soo Hyun have filed additional criminal complaints against
Kim Se Eui
, operator of the channel HoverLab, for defamation and stalking. Further, we have filed additional criminal complaints against the bereaved family members of the late Kim Sae Ron for severe defamation."
Agency calls claims against Soo Hyun "absurd"
In the same statement the actor's company also claimed that all allegations against Kim Soo Hyun were false and "absurd". They shared that "These absurd claims are entirely false, and yet the YouTuber spoke as if they were evidence-based facts."
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The audio, as well as Kim Se Eui, CEO of HoverLab, and Kim Sae Ron's family, allegedly made claims that the duo were dating and had a sexual relationship when the actress was in high school.
Fight for justice
They further shared, "We would like to reiterate that the above accusations made by Kim Se Eui are fully fabricated lies. Kim Se Eui indiscriminately spread false rumours about Kim Soo Hyun using forged recordings and images found on the internet. These crimes are of a much more serious degree than the crimes committed by the YouTuber until this point. Therefore, Kim Soo Hyun and (his agency) have decided to take action by filing criminal complaints against Kim Se Eui and the bereaved family members of the late Kim Sae Ron, and we will not stop until these individuals are punished according to the law and due process."
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