Korean Actor Byun Woo Seok has announced that he will take strong legal action without settlement or leniency against acts of defamation, sexual harassment, and the spreading of false information. His agency Baro Entertainment shared that they have gathered evidence of harmful posts and comments through their own monitoring and reports from his fans, and they have filed a complaint through a law firm.
Baro Entertainment highlighted that malicious insults and spreading lies are serious crimes and will be dealt with legally. They said they will keep watching and taking legal steps to protect the rights and reputation of their actor.
Recently, Byun Woo Seok became very popular after starring with Kim Hye Yoon in the tvN drama 'Lovely Runner', which ended 2024 May.
◆ Below is the full official statement from Baro Entertainment.
"Hello,
This is Baro Entertainment.
We would like to thank all the fans who show interest in and love for our actor, Byun Woo Seok.
Recently, Baro Entertainment decided that we could no longer overlook the malicious slander and insults directed toward our actor Byun Woo Seok, and have proceeded with legal action to protect his rights and interests. Here is an update on the situation.
Through our own monitoring and reports from his fans, we have identified various malicious criminal acts against our actor. Based on this, we have collected sufficient evidence of criminal acts such as malicious slander, defamation, insults, sexual harassment, and the spreading of false information through harmful posts and comments. We have submitted a complaint against those responsible after thorough legal review through our law firm.
Posting malicious slander, insults, and groundless false information in comments and posts is a clear criminal act and is subject to legal action. We will not ignore these criminal acts and will take strong action to ensure appropriate punishment without any settlement or leniency.
Baro Entertainment reaffirms that we will continue to monitor and take legal action against malicious criminal acts directed at our actors, doing our utmost to protect their rights and reputation.
Thank you."
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