The agencies of South Korean multi-hyphens Rain and Jo Jung-suk have spoken out against infidelity rumors surrounding the two stars.
On Oct. 5, both Rain and Jo – who are married to actress Kim Tae-hee and singer Gummy, respectively – found themselves caught up in rumors of infidelity after a magazine claimed earlier this year that two “multi-talented superstars” were having affairs with them professional golfers.
According to Sports DongAh, netizens began to speculate that the claims referred to Rain and Jo as the initials given in the magazine overlapped.
Both RAIN Company and JAM Entertainment have since denied all the rumors and vowed to take legal action against those who spread defamation misinformation.
In an Oct. 6 statement from the RAIN Company, the agency said it was aware of the allegations made against the singer-actor but chose not to act on “baseless misinformation” for now.
“However, as the rumors spread rapidly yesterday and today, personal attacks and harassment have been directed not only at our artist but also at his family,” Soompi said. “We think, that [our artists’] Dignity and human rights should be protected as they are human beings before they are public figures.”
The RAIN Company added that it has since contacted the media behind the original report and confirmed that the magazine did not refer to any artist under the agency.
“We will take strict legal action without leniency against those who disseminate information whose truth has not been verified and write excessively malicious posts, as well as file a complaint for defamation, violating the prohibition on illegal information dissemination and disseminating false information through indiscriminate sharing under the Information and Communication Networks Act,” it said, urging those who come across such posts to report them to the agency.
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o’s agency JAM Entertainment released a similar statement via TV Report the same day, sharing that the actor “has never met, let alone had a personal connection with, a female golfer.”
“We demand that the dissemination and reproduction of reckless speculation and false information be stopped,” the agency said. “We intend to take vigorous legal action in response to the deplorable allegations that are indiscriminately propagating online.”
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