On the afternoon of May 7th, Lee Jin Ho, the popular YouTuber behind the channel 'Entertainment President Lee Jin Ho,' held a press conference at the SpaceShare Samsung Station Center in Gangnam, Seoul, to address allegations raised by Garosero Research Institute (HoverLab) regarding a recorded conversation with the late Kim Sae Ron. In the recording, Kim Sae Ron claimed to have been harassed by Lee Jin Ho and a reporter, 'Kang,' and it was suggested that Lee Jin Ho had been involved in bullying.

The recording was released by Garosero Research Institute, where Kim Sae Ron allegedly named Lee Jin Ho, mentioning how he would find her even if she changed her phone number. She expressed distress about the ongoing harassment she experienced.

In response, Lee Jin Ho refuted the claims, calling them a "clear manipulation" and dismissing the authenticity of the tapes. He pointed out that the person at the center of this controversy, who was allegedly behind the tapes, is a fraudster from New Jersey known for conducting voice phishing scams and extracting money from victims.

"The tapes were fabricated using AI-generated voices," Lee Jin Ho explained. "A third party, this fraudster from New Jersey, added his voice and noise to the AI-generated audio, which was later passed off as a genuine recording. Upon investigation, we discovered that this individual had contacted both myself and Kim Soo Hyun, demanding large sums of money. After verifying the tapes, Kim Soo Hyun's side dismissed them, and I also decided to cease communication with this scammer."

Lee Jin Ho further elaborated, revealing that the fraudster had developed a level of sophistication in their manipulation, creating voice recordings so realistic that even Kim Sae Ron's acquaintances were fooled into thinking they were genuine. "There were three versions of the recording, each with a different variation of Kim Sae Ron's voice," Lee Jin Ho continued. "The first version seemed to involve an unidentified person recording the message. The second and third versions, however, used advanced AI technology, making the voice sound almost identical to Kim Sae Ron's real voice."

Lee Jin Ho concluded by emphasizing that the fraudster's deceptive efforts had been thoroughly debunked, reassuring the public that these claims were nothing but an attempt to exploit a tragic situation for malicious gain.

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