[HanCinema's News] Lee Ji-eun's Agency Promises Vigorous Legal Promise to Malicious Rumors
By William Schwartz | Published on
On January 25th EDAM Entertainment announced that charges were being filed against an unnamed web cafe for dealing in malicious rumors against Lee Ji-eun who is represented by the agency. Though unspecific about the exact charges, EDAM Entertainment stated that fines had already been levied. They also noted that perpetrators without a criminal record had been treated more leniently, and allowed to plead out on condition of submitting to a proper legal education of what constitutes libel.
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The main purpose of the statement appeared to be preventative. EDAM Entertainment closed the announcement out by emphasizing that similar actions would be taken against future perpetrators. It was unclear whether the announcement was prompted by recent court rulings, or if the recent court rulings were just a convenient pretext to draw attention to EDAM Entertainment's libel policy in the wake of the Lee Ji-eun deep fake story.
No negative rumors about Lee Ji-eun herself have risen from the deep fake story, with the topic of interest chiefly being the uncanny improvement of the technology. Lee Ji-eun last appeared in the leading role for the 2019 drama "Hotel Del Luna" and has lately been focusing on music. Her next confirmed acting project is the movie "Dream - 2020" alongside Park Seo-joon. While "Dream - 2020" has already been filmed it's not expected to be released until later this year.
Written by William Schwartz
William Schwartz
Staff writer. Has been writing articles for HanCinema since 2012, having lived in South Korea from 2011 to 2021. He is currently located in the Portland metropolitan area. William Schwartz can be contacted via william@hancinema.net, and is open to requests for content in future articles.