Park Hye-soo, cleared of school violence suspicions, “sent to prosecution for defamation with false facts” [Full text]

[Star News | [Reporter Seong-yeol Yoon]

A netizen who raised suspicions of school violence against actress Park Hye-soo was sent to the prosecution on charges of defamation.

The agency, Ghost Studio, issued an official statement on the 9th, saying, “The investigative agency sent the case (sending an indictment) on the grounds that the charge of defamation was substantiated because the respondent had violated the social evaluation of the complainant by stating false information to a significant extent.””The investigation is ongoing,” he said.

Park Hye-soo was embroiled in a school violence controversy in 2021 and was in trouble. At the time, netizens claimed that she had been assaulted by Park Hye-soo when she was a student, and she took legal action, actively denying that Park Hye-soo had “maliciously harmed”her. Due to the controversy, the broadcast of the KBS 2TV drama ‘Dear M’ starring Park Hye-soo was temporarily postponed.

Ghost Studio said, “In addition to the above criminal complaint, the actor also filed a lawsuit claiming damages for defamation by publishing false information, etc. However, because the defendant’s residence is unknown, even service of the complaint has been delayed for several months.”explained. He added, “The actor and our company will do our best to clearly uncover the truth,”and added, “We will continue to work to protect the rights and interests of our actors.”Park Hye-soo plans to resume her activities with the movie ‘You and I’, which is scheduled to be released this month.

The following is the official position from Ghost Studio:

hello. This is Ghost Studio.

We would like to inform you about the current status of legal proceedings regarding actress Park Hye-soo.

Please understand that we are late in expressing our position on the incident.

First, we would like to inform you about the progress of the criminal defamation case. The investigative agency forwarded the case (sent a recommendation for indictment) on the grounds that the defendant violated the social evaluation of the complainant by revealing false information to a significant extent, so the charge of defamation was justified, and additional investigation is currently in progress.

Separately from the above criminal complaint, the actor also filed a lawsuit claiming damages for defamation by publishing false information. However, because the respondent’s residence is unknown, even service of the complaint has been delayed for several months.

The actors and our company will do our best to clearly uncover the truth, and we will continue to strive to protect the rights and interests of our actors.

We are sincerely grateful for the support and trust of our fans who have always loved and cared for our actors, and we will do our best to show an even better side of ourselves.

thank you

Reporter Seongyeol Yoon bogo109@mt.co.kr