Actor Kim Soo Hyun may be facing another lawsuit
Taiwan's branch of a popular convenience chain store cancels collaboration and claims losses of billions of KRW
Kim Soo Hyun
has been at the forefront of the dating scandal with late actress
Kim Sae Ron
, who the actor allegedly had a relationship with when she was just a minor and had also allegedly abused for money.
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The actor has been facing loss of collaborations from all kinds of brands and agencies, and with this new one added to the list, the actor might just be at the end of another major
lawsuit
.
International firm drops Soo Hyun from collaborations, claims losses in 'tens of billions' KRW
Another possible lawsuit might be on the way for actor Kim Soo Hyun. Recently, according to Taiwan's popular news outlet Sanli News Network, the Taiwanese branch of a popular
convenience store chain
recently announced that they are completely dropping actor Kim
Soo Hyun
from their projects and ending the firm's collaboration with the actor.
The company issued a statement regarding the matter, saying that 'All production and marketing of related products have been halted. On top of reputational damage, the losses from discarded products and cancelled advertising amount to a total of 130 million TWD (about 6 billion KRW, or approximately 4.3 million USD).'
Not only this, but the company also publicly announced that they are currently in the process of reviewing damage claims against the actor from 'It's Okay To Not Be Okay'.
Statement issued by police regarding Kim Sae Ron and Kim Soo Hyun's case
As per Allkpop, Park Hyun Soo, acting chief of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, issued a statement during a general press briefing. He shared that 'The case involving a violation of the
Child Welfare Act
, filed by the late Kim Sae Ron's side, is currently being investigated by the Women and Juvenile Crime Division of Gangnam Police Station. Meanwhile, the case filed by Kim Soo Hyun's side, alleging manipulation of AI-generated content, is being handled by the Criminal Investigation Division of the same station.'
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Other updates about the case with Kim Sae Ron
Kim Sae Ron's family had recently held a second press conference where YouTuber and CEO of popular online channel '
Garo Sero Research Institute
(Hoverlab)' Kim Se Eui and the late actress's family had revealed an alleged audio of the actress admitting her relations to Kim Soo Hyun as a minor to an alleged whistleblower. However, later on, as investigations were carried out, it was found that the audio recording was falsely made and was not at all true.
In response, Kim Soo Hyun's agency responded by filing extra charges of
defamation
and stalking against Kim Sae Ron's family as well as CEO Kim Se Eui.
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