SM to the end of Seunghan's withdrawal from Rise"Tough response to insults and slander" (Full Story)
Oct 17, 2024
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On the 17th, SM Entertainment will announce the legal response to Seung-han's infringement of rights and interests," he said in an official statement.
The agency said "Since our debut, we have been continuously monitoring malicious posts and comments, including false information, personal attacks, insults, and slander, and we have already collected a significant amount of evidence and are responding by filing complaints for various illegal activities."In particular, I would like to remind you once again that it is a clear criminal act to create false information that defames an artist by impersonating an acquaintance on social media and to reproduce and indiscriminately disseminate such false information" he pointed out.
In the meantime, "We are taking legal action as soon as the damage is confirmed in all illegal activities related to approval, including the above acts, and will continue to take strong action without agreement and leniency." he said.
Meanwhile, Seung-han suspended his team activities due to privacy issues before his debut in Rise. However, fans recently demanded Seung-han's withdrawal and protested in front of the agency's headquarters, and Seung-han eventually withdrew from Rise.
▶ Specialized in the agency's position
Hello, we're SM Entertainment.
We are informing you about the legal response to the infringement of the rights and interests of our artist Seung-han.
Since our debut, we have been continuously monitoring malicious posts and comments, including false information, personal attacks, insults, and slander, and we have already collected a significant amount of evidence and are responding by filing complaints for various illegal activities.
In particular, I would like to remind you once again that impersonating an acquaintance on social media to write false information that undermines the personality and reputation of an artist, and to reproduce these false information maliciously and indiscriminately disseminate it is a clear criminal act.
The Company is taking legal action as soon as the damage is confirmed in all illegal activities related to approval, including the above acts, and will continue to respond strongly without agreement and leniency.
Thank you to the fans who support Seung-han, and we will continue to do our best to protect our artists.
Thank you.
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