Amid actor Park Si-hoo's team starting legal action over rumors that he was involved in breaking up a family, influencer A, who made the claims, spoke out again. Park Si-hoo's side emphasized that A's claims are "groundless."
On the 1st, Park Si-hoo's agency HuFactory told OSEN, "(A's interview) is groundless, and it is currently a matter under legal response, so we will leave it to the judgment of the law," delivering a brief statement.
Earlier, A told The Fact in an interview that the revelations she made were true. In August, A posted on her social media account, "Bravo Si-hoo. When my family lived in UN Village, you kept calling me sister-in-law, sister-in-law, and introduced women to Mr. Hwang starting in 2020," and released some messages that are presumed to have been exchanged between Park Si-hoo and her husband.
A was sued by her ex-husband B on charges of theft, violation of the Personal Information Protection Act and defamation, and she is currently pursuing a defamation suit against Park Si-hoo. A filed a custody modification lawsuit and an alimony claim against B.
In the interview, A said, "B became neglectful of the family after he started associating with Park Si-hoo and hardly came home. We had a big fight about why he wasn't coming home, and B told me to move my things out, so I completely left the house in February 2021." A said, "I am not saying B was clean in the past. He liked drinking and women before, but it wasn't this bad. But once he started meeting Park Si-hoo, he stopped coming home and immersed himself in drinking and women," and added, "From my perspective, I have no choice but to think Park Si-hoo is responsible for the breakdown of my family."
In response, Park Si-hoo's side once again insisted it was "groundless" and fully denied A's claims. Earlier, through the law firm Hyemyeong on the 21st of last month, Park Si-hoo said, "Park Si-hoo filed a complaint against the suspect who wrote and distributed malicious false posts on his social media in August, for violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation) and other charges, and related investigations are currently under way," and "The suspect's claim that 'actor Park Si-hoo introduced women to a married man and was involved in breaking up a family' is a clear falsehood and groundless," he said.
Park Si-hoo's side said, "This case began when the suspect entered her divorced ex-husband's house, stole his mobile phone, and maliciously edited and distorted various stored conversations and photo files and posted them on social media," and added, "In this regard, the suspect's ex-husband also filed a complaint against the suspect, and recently the police recognized the charges of violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation) and other charges alleged by the ex-husband and forwarded the case to the prosecution."
Park Si-hoo's side said, "We will respond firmly to groundless rumors and malicious slander that seriously damage Park Si-hoo's reputation without any leniency or settlement," and "We again emphasize that we will pursue and hold legally accountable to the fullest extent for fake news and false information that are carelessly generated and distributed online."
Also, a close associate of Park Si-hoo emphasized to OSEN on the 21st of last month, "This case occurred after the suspect entered her divorced ex-husband's house and stole his mobile phone. The police also found the charges to be valid and forwarded the case to the prosecution, and investigative agencies confirmed that the suspect's posts were false or distorted."
Meanwhile, Park Si-hoo will return to the screen in about 10 years with the new film "Sinui Akdan" on Dec. 31.
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