The family of the late Kim Sae-ron has accused a YouTuber of defamation, claiming that the deceased married a civilian man in New York, USA. In response, the family decided to conduct a digital forensic examination of the photos.

On the 19th, a video titled 'Shock exclusive: The truth hidden by Kim Sae-ron's family' was released on the channel operated by the YouTuber A.

A said, 'I have decided that I can no longer tolerate the false claims of the Garosero Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as Gaseyeon), which incites the public with lies and mocks the deceased. Therefore, I decided to go public to correct the incorrect facts,' asserting that the family had hidden the fact of the late Kim Sae-ron's marriage.

A presented photos posted by the late Kim Sae-ron on her personal social media account with the caption 'Marry' as evidence on January 8. At that time, the late Kim Sae-ron explained in an interview with a media outlet that it was 'a snapshot with friends' and 'the marriage rumors are not true.' A disclosed a transcript, stating that the facts confirmed that the late Kim Sae-ron had indeed married.

The transcript recorded at 8:55 a.m. on January 87 contains a conversation between a personnel representative B and a woman presumed to be the late Kim Sae-ron. The woman presumed to be the late Kim Sae-ron said, 'I didn't post that; my boyfriend did,' and B asked, 'I keep getting calls, and I'm saying it's not me, but you need to tell me exactly. Isn't he going to post again? When are you coming back?'

B said, 'Reporters are calling me asking if I am marrying my boyfriend, but I said he's not my boyfriend. I clearly saw him on Christmas and had dinner with him, but it's not him. Logically, if kids break up, they might meet again, but how can you post a photo claiming to marry someone you didn't see on Christmas? In my opinion, it seems like a concept photo, and I'm mumbling about it. Did you have a wedding?' To this, the woman presumed to be the late Kim Sae-ron replied, 'It’s correct that we already did it. We did it overseas.'

When asked in the transcript how she met her boyfriend, the woman presumed to be the late Kim Sae-ron said, 'He is just a civilian working for a conglomerate in New York. We met through an acquaintance, but that was a bit ago. He's usually fine, but sometimes feels anxious. I have now deleted my KakaoTalk account. My boyfriend manages my KakaoTalk and Instagram accounts. I can’t do anything and can only communicate a little via Telegram and text, but he keeps saying, 'I don’t understand why you're hiding that you got married,' and 'I wish you had revealed it,' and we've argued a lot about it.'

In particular, the transcript revealed the shocking detail that she did not want to marry her boyfriend but had gotten pregnant and had had an abortion. B said, 'For now, I will deny it, so I will say it seems like a photoshoot with friends.' The woman presumed to be the late Kim Sae-ron replied, 'I think it's known as a snapshot shoot.'

A said, 'Currently, the family members are raising significant issues regarding Kim Soo-hyun, who was the boyfriend four years ago. However, the late Kim Sae-ron was actually married to another man and is living a newlywed life. The family members are sending materials obtained from the deceased's phone to Gaseyeon for continued disclosure. This implies that they are aware of the late Kim Sae-ron's marriage.' A continued, 'The late Kim Sae-ron attempted extreme choices multiple times earlier last year. Due to these situations, she was taken to the emergency room and received emergency surgery, resulting in over 20 million won in medical expenses. However, none of her family members contributed to her hospital bills.'

The late Kim Sae-ron passed away on the 16th of last month. Gaseyeon and the family claim that Kim Sae-ron dated Kim Soo-hyun from 2015 to 2021, when she was a minor, and that after the late Kim Sae-ron caused a drunk driving accident in 2022 and faced financial difficulties due to a suspension of her activities, she was pressured to repay 700 million won borrowed to cover the accident. The family announced that they would digitally forensically examine the deceased's phone to find evidence proving her relationship with Kim Soo-hyun.

In response, Kim Soo-hyun's side claimed that he did not date Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor and that he had treated all debts related to Kim Sae-ron as bad debt and had not demanded repayment even once. Kim Soo-hyun's side noted, 'However, there seem to be differing opinions among the assertions made by her mother. I also believe that there are things that you have not yet learned about. Publicly debating this is inappropriate for both the mother, who was looking for any way to restore the late Kim Sae-ron's honor, and for the deceased. Our management would like to meet with her mother and provide sufficient explanations. Please feel free to contact the Gold Medalist office anytime. Thank you.'

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