Park Seo-joon Initiates Legal Proceedings Against Malicious Commenters For Online Harassment

Renowned South Korean actor Park Seo-joon has announced via his agency that he has resorted to the law to take action against certain individuals for defamation. These netizens have been spreading false information and making derogatory remarks about him. Through his agency, Awesome ENT, the actor released a statement which details the plans for legal proceedings, which have been escalated since a complaint filed in 2020.

Awesome ENT has been determined and dedicated to protect the 'Parasite' actor's reputation, and are trying their best to save his name from being tarnished online from "malicious slander, sexual harassment, publishing false information, insulting family members, and producing and distributing false productions."

They have hired Suan Law Firm as a legal representative. 

The agency’s statement reads, "First, in 2020, our company filed a complaint against a number of malicious posts on charges of defamation against the actor, and last year, we also filed a complaint with the Seongdong Police Station in Seoul against a number of people whose names were unknown on charges of defamation. Recently, evidence that can identify the accused has been secured, and some of the accused have been transferred to the prosecution. Some are currently under police investigation and are scheduled to be transferred to the prosecution in the near future. We ask for your understanding as it is difficult to disclose details such as specific case numbers and specific nicknames in order to cooperate with the investigative agency in maintaining confidentiality."

Reaffirming their commitment to finish the case once and for all, they conveyed a "zero tolerance" stance against such conduct and will resort to official authorities without hesitation, if need be. 

"We are currently in the process of securing additional data to secure the identities of the defendants who are continuing to write malicious posts about actors, and we are also continuing to review the law, including selecting legal representatives and targets of complaints. We will continue to pursue the case to the end in order to prevent recurrence of acts that defame the character and reputation of the actor, and we will hold the respondent to strong legal responsibility in accordance with the 'zero tolerance principle.' We hope you will stop hiding behind anonymity and posting malicious slander and malicious posts against actors," the statement ended with a promise from the agency "to protect the personality and rights of our actors."

On the work front, Park Seo-joon was recently seen in Netflix's 'Gyeongseong Creature', which has been renewed for a second season, slated to release this year.