Rumors about actor Lee Yi-kyung's private life have entered a phase of disputes over the truth. The accuser has reversed her statements and now claims that all the evidence so far is "true," and Lee Yi-kyung's side has issued up to a third statement and is responding firmly.
Lee Yi-kyung's private life rumors began on the 20th of last month. A woman identifying herself as German, A, exposed the matter saying, "I had sexual conversations with Lee Yi-kyung," and the controversy grew explosively as expressions suggesting sexual assault even surfaced during the process.
However, doubts were raised about whether A's revelation could be fully trusted because of A's clumsy sentences and confusing content. In response, A backed up her claims by taking the extreme step of additionally releasing a direct message video on her main account that appeared to be sent to Lee Yi-kyung. The agency responded by saying it was "false information" and that it would take legal action against A.
A said three days later, "As I made AI photos, they felt more and more real and I ended up spreading them like malicious rumors, and I'm truly sorry. If there's anything I should be responsible for, I will take responsibility," and disclosed that the events so far were a staged act based on photos generated by AI. The case seemed to be settled at that point.
However, during that period Lee Yi-kyung left the MBC program Hangout With Yoo in which he was appearing, and plans for him to become the first unmarried MC to join KBS2's The Return of SUPERMAN also fell through, and coincidentally after his departure from Hangout With Yoo was reported, A left a cryptic post saying, "I'm thinking about reposting verification. It feels a bit off to end it like this. It's not AI so it's kind of unfair" which amplified suspicions.
In particular, when asked, "Weren't you sued?" A replied, "I wasn't sued," and after seeing the agency's notice of a lawsuit, she reversed her position that had acknowledged her wrongdoing and apologized by saying, "AI was a lie but that's the first I've heard of it," which added to the confusion.
Moreover, A left a final post claiming that her evidence was real. She said, "I sincerely apologize for causing you confusion because of the posts I uploaded. In truth, I was scared so I said everything was a lie. I lied because I was afraid of being sued or having to pay money and burdening my family," and added, "AI cannot make photos of celebrities, and I never used AI in that way. All the evidence I posted was real. But I don't want to make this story bigger again. Even if this is unrelated to this case, if there are other victims, I'm worried their evidence might be mistaken for AI and cause harm, so I'm saying this."
Facing A, who keeps switching her stance like turning a palm and increasing confusion, Lee Yi-kyung's side says it will pursue the matter to the end. Lee Yi-kyung's side said, "On the 3rd, after recognizing the incident, we promptly submitted a complaint, and after completing the complainant's statement investigation, we understand that it will take some time to identify the accused and for the investigative agencies to complete the investigation until the case is closed," and added, "Because the actor and the agency suffered extreme damage due to the malicious acts of the creators and distributors, and because we understand that such acts are punishable domestically and abroad, our company plans to continue pursuing a firm response without leniency even if it takes some time."
The accuser who reversed her position and says all her evidence is true, and Lee Yi-kyung who says it is not. The private life rumor issue that seemed to have been wrapped up in three days shows signs of becoming prolonged as it enters a phase of disputes over the truth.
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