Actor Kim Gyu-ri declared war on malicious comments that have gone too far.
On the 10th, Kim Gyu-ri captured and preserved screenshots of the excessive malicious comments directed at her on her social account, saying, "The fact that the court has issued a judgment means that, based on this ruling, posts that go against it can be legally punished."
The screenshots included many malicious comments left by one netizen, such as "Don't awkwardly talk about politics with the little knowledge you have; mind your own job. Now that no one calls you anymore, are you selling sentimentality? So don't brag about ignorance," "Are you still eating X beef?", "You have no right to judge. I'll make sure you never do," "Everyone's having a solo exhibition," and "I'll cut your ankle, wait," among others.
In response, Kim Gyu-ri warned, "I know that, in addition to these people, many articles are plastered with malicious comments. I'll speak briefly. Please delete them yourselves. One week from now I plan to collect materials and carry out a large-scale lawsuit. I also want to say in advance that the current materials have already been captured. From one week from now... there will be no mercy."
She also questioned several media outlets by saying, "I appreciate that you published the articles, but I confirmed that you classified them under society and lifestyle and left the comment sections open. Because of the malicious comments attached to entertainers in the past that caused many sad incidents, I understand that articles about entertainers are classified under entertainment or 'enter' and have their comment sections blocked, but I want to ask why my articles are uniquely placed in other sections to produce malicious comments."
She added, "I also want to advise the reporters and newspapers that intentionally place articles. I will also sue the newspapers and reporters who have made intentional placements together one week from now," and urged, "I respectfully give this warning in advance."
She reiterated, "A few years ago I filed a criminal complaint against someone. There is one person who had been regularly posting malicious writings on Ilgan Best for a long time, whom I criminally sued; that person's identity has already been identified, a case number was assigned by the Daejeon District Court, and we are waiting for the final result. I want to remind you once more that I am quietly present, not passively doing nothing."
Earlier, Kim Gyu-ri had reported the previous day's news that she had won as plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking damages in the cultural blacklist case. With the National Intelligence Service (NIS) giving up its appeal, it was confirmed that, according to the Seoul High Court's ruling, the state will pay 500,000 won in damages to victims of the cultural blacklist.
Kim Gyu-ri, along with actor Moon Sung-keun and comedian Kim Mi-hwa among 36 people, filed a lawsuit in November 2017 against former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, former National Intelligence Service director Won Sei-hoon, and the state seeking damages, saying, "Former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, who were entrusted with power by the people, cut off the livelihoods of cultural artists because they had different political views."
Having won the case after eight years, Kim Gyu-ri recalled the harm she suffered from the cultural blacklist, saying, "Finally the ruling has been confirmed. How many years did I suffer... I want to stop being in pain now. Actually, my trauma is so severe that even hearing the 'bl' of 'blacklist' makes me have a seizure."
She expressed relief, saying, "They say there was an apology, but to whom exactly was the apology made...? It seems like it was directed into the air for the sake of the article; the wounds remain and it just feels empty. Anyway, since they gave up the appeal, I welcome the news. The period of hardship from the blacklist plus from the 2017 start of the lawsuit until now... I send warm consolation and support to the legal team who worked hard and to the senior colleagues who suffered from the blacklist. Thank you all for your hard work."
With the victory in the blacklist case, Kim Gyu-ri is going on the offensive against the malicious commenters who have long harassed her. Kim Gyu-ri had foreshadowed suing malicious commenters, saying, "I will proceed with the lawsuit one week from now," and many have sent messages of support and consolation in response.
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