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Amidst the suspicion of actor Cho Byeong-gyu (25) being abusive, the agency officially requested an investigation.
On the 16th, Mr. A posted an article titled’Cho Byeong-gyu Victim of School Violence’ in an online community. In this article, Mr. A claimed that he and Byeong-gyu Cho had been harassed by him for attending a school in New Zealand. Afterwards, some raised suspicion of “manipulation”, saying that the age of A was different from the age at the time that Mr. A was damaged and the actual age when he was studying in New Zealand, but Mr. A said, “It was 16 years old, 2011. He said, “I think you’re 15 years old, but that’s probably only the age,” he said, saying, “What will I benefit from manipulating these writings?”
However, it was found that A’s writing was false. The agency HB Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as HB) made an official position on the 17th. He admitted that the writing he wrote was false, he regretted his wrongdoing and misconduct, and appealed for preemption in line of apology.” “We have confirmed the authenticity of the author and confirmed that the author has deleted the false postings. If a similar case occurs or other circumstances that aggravate the damage to the affiliated actors occur, We will respond,” he added.
However, suspicion of abusing was raised once again. On the 17th, an article titled’I am a victim of school violence by Byeong-gyu Cho’ was posted in an online community. In this article, informant B said, “Before Cho Byeong-gyu went to study abroad, he lived in the same neighborhood during elementary and junior high school,” and said, “Cho Byeong-gyu was famous for his so-called Iljin and poor quality friends even in elementary and middle school.
When Mr. B rejected the request to rent a bicycle, saying that he would expose only what he had suffered, he told about the incident that Cho Byeong-gyu shot himself with a BB gun, and forcibly took his seat to play football. “There were more swear words and habitual assaults. There were many times when I met him while on the road, I had been assaulted or swear words,” he argued. Along with this, the message I shared with my sister and her graduation photo were posted as evidence.
On the 19th, publisher C claimed, “When I met Cho Byeong-gyu while studying abroad in New Zealand, I was beaten by Cho Byeong-gyu in a karaoke room.”
In this regard, Cho Byeong-gyu suggested a strong response to all the suspicions of abusive violence raised so far, in the position that it was unfounded.
On the 19th, HB made an official position and said, “First, as a result of verifying the identity of all the postings and rumors being circulated, we have confirmed that it is not at all true.” Formally requested a police investigation for legal responsibility on the basis of’offense of insult’ (Article 311 of the Criminal Act) and’defamation in case of false information’ (Article 70 (2) of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection), Seoul Gangnam Police Department Cyber Investigation Unit is in progress,” he said.
In addition, he added, “After a long unknown life, I am experiencing this situation at a time when I am about to see the light, and I am very sorry for the company we are watching from the side.” I am trying to overcome it with the trust of the fans who send me. I hope that there will be no further abuse of actors with malicious posts, and I ask for your warm encouragement.”
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