Actress Seo Yi-sook. Photo|Quantum E&MThe netizen who spread the fake news that actor Seo Yi-sook (56) has died was an active-duty soldier in his 20s.
On the 29th, the management company Quantum E&M said to Maeil Business Star Today on the 29th, “The police found a netizen who spread fake news earlier this year. He is a man in his 20s and was serving in the military at the time, so the case was transferred to the military, but he was recently discharged.”
In an official statement, the company said, “We will continue to work harder to protect the personality and rights of our actors, and make it clear that we will take strong legal action without leniency and agreement for all malicious acts that damage it.” did.
A posted on an online community bulletin board in September of last year, “Actress Lee Sook Seo passed away today (the 20th) of a heart attack… Netizens mourn,” he posted. It was fake news in the form of an article containing the information that Seo Yi-sook died of a heart attack. Person A was also reported to have spread fake news about the death of Seo Yi-suk in July of the same year.
At the time, Seo Yi-sook’s side said, “We have sued the netizen at the Mapo Police Station in Seoul. She said, “Actress Seo Yi-sook herself is very psychologically uncomfortable,” she said, “as much as she complained,” she intends to bring out the results until the end. It is not only our actors, but I hope this never happens again. We will continue to monitor and monitor the situation,” she said.
As a result of the police investigation, it turned out that the netizen who wrote the two posts was Mr. The police confirmed the identity of Mr. A and transferred the case to the military prosecution. Person A is expected to be punished as a civilian after being discharged from the military.
Lee Sook Seo appeared in dramas such as ‘The World of the Married’ and ‘Startup’.
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