Rain, Jo Jung-suk's agencies react to false rumors about their artists
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The agencies of K-pop singer Rain and actor Jo Jung-suk released a statement defending them against malicious rumors.
Korean entertainment site Soompi reported that a magazine spread a rumor that the two multi-talented top stars were having affairs with professional female golfers.
According to the same article, netizens began to speculate that Rain and Jung-suk are the talents being alluded to.
Jo Jung-suk, who appeared in the GMA Heart of Asia series Don't Dare to Dream, is married to Gummy.
Meanwhile, Rain, the star of the Koreanovela series Full House and Ghost Doctor, is the husband of Kim Tae-hee.
Rain's agency issued a statement saying “Our company was aware of rumors and allegations circulating about our artist, but we decided that an official statement was not necessary as it was groundless false information not worthy of any response.
“However, as the rumors began to spread rapidly yesterday and today, personal attacks and harassment have been directed to not only our artist but his family as well. Thus, we determined that it is difficult for us to overlook this matter any longer, and would like to express our stance.”
The agency added, “We think that [our artists'] dignity and human rights should be protected as they are human beings first and foremost before they are public figures.
“We additionally contacted the media outlet that first reported the rumor along with initials to ask if the mentioned celebrity is our artist, and we received confirmation that the mentioned initials do not refer to an artist that is affiliated with our company.”
It also stressed that they will take legal actions to protect Rain.
“We will take strong legal action without any leniency for those who spread information that has not been verified to be true and write excessively malicious posts as well as file a complaint for defamation, violation of the prohibition of illegal information distribution, and the spread of false information through indiscriminate sharing under the Information and Communications Network Act.”
Jung-suk's agency JAM Entertainment also considers this malicious rumor as simply “untrue”.
Soompi also posted their statement saying, “Jo Jung Suk has never even met, let alone have a personal connection to any female golfer.”
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