Newsis reported on March 16 that lawyer Boo Ji Seok from Boo Yoo Law Firm, legal representative of the family of the late actor Kim Sae Ron, is expected to file a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Lee Jin Ho to the Seoul Capital Police Department at 2:00 p.m. on March 17.
Before filing the lawsuit, the family will hold a press conference in front of the police department to briefly present the purpose of the lawsuit.
Kim Sae Ron's family stated that Lee Jin Ho - the operator of the YouTube channel "Chairman of Entertainment Lee Jin Ho" - has repeatedly posted malicious videos, damaging Kim Sae Ron's reputation.
Kim Sae Ron was so heartbroken by Lee Jin Hos videos that she cut her wrist 6 times right after the videos made by Lee Jin Ho were posted, the lawyer said.
Lee Jin Ho once posted a video with the content: "Kim Sae Ron is coming up with a dating story with Kim Soo Hyun". All related videos were converted to private mode immediately after Kim Sae Ron passed away.
In addition, the lawyer said: It was true that Kim Sae Ron dated Kim Soo Hyun when he was a teenager, but Kim Soo Hyun kept lying about it.
Kim Soo Hyun's side has called Kim Sae Ron's father many times to convince him, but they say it as if we refuse to communicate. They should not lie like that.
However, on the afternoon of March 16, public opinion began to change with a new move by YouTube channel Garosero. Garosero said it will release threatening and bribing messages and calls from Gold Medalist (Kim Soo Hyun's management company) to Kim Sae Ron's father.
However, when the content of the messages was released, netizens said that the representative of Gold Medalist Company spoke Politely and respectfully with Kim Sae Ron's father and expressed his goodwill to discuss and clarify the issue, without any signs of threatening or bribing the actor's family.
Many viewers demanded that Kim Sae Ron's family and the Garosero channel release clear evidence to prove that Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron have been dating since she was 15-16 years old, instead of baseless images and insulting her private life.
