SM Entertainment will sue the rumors regarding one of their trainees, Yoo Ji Min.
This was announced directly by SM Entertainment through their official statement released on Thursday (15/10).
The agency said, “Recently, there have been rumors circulating about trainee Yoo Ji Min on the internet. As the information circulating is false and fabricated, making false rumors relentlessly and attacking trainees who will debut is considered an act of injury to honor and defame. "
"In order to protect the honor and good name of our artists and trainees, the agency will not tolerate defamation and the circulation of malicious rumors online, and we will take civil and criminal action against such illegal acts."
“We have appointed the Kim & Chang Law Office as our legal representative, and on October 14, 2020, we filed a legal complaint with the Gangnam Police Station for defamation, insults, etc., against those who committed malicious acts against Yoo Ji Min. "
"We will continue to take serious action against those who continue to make rumors or post and spread these rumors on social media and online communities after this."
"The agency continues to monitor artists and take legal action to protect them, and we will continue to take strong legal action against violations aimed at our artists and trainees after this case," the agency stressed. (www.kpopchart.net)