The Korea Press Ethics Commission has given a strict warning and cautioned 25 media outlets in South Korea for using the actor's name to publish unethical reports.
Popular actor Kim Soo Hyun is in the middle of a controversy with late actress Kim Sae Ron, who alleged that the actor was dating the late actress when she was a minor. Now, the controversy is heading in a new direction.
The Korea Press Ethics Commission (KPEC) have officially cautioned 25 media outlets in South Korea for using the actor’s name to publish unethical reports over the controversy between Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron. As per the commission, the reports were found to violate Articles 10 and 11 of the Korean constitution.
Recently, a YouTube channel accused him of having an inappropriate relationship with the late actress Kim Sae Ron. However, the actor denied and insisted that the two dated when she reached 18.
Earlier this year, a petition was filed under the National Assembly to change South Korea’s statutory rape law. The petition was titled ‘Kim Soo Hyun Prevention Act,’ which became a concern of the public and aims to raise the age of consent.
However, the commission noted that Kim Soo Hyun’s name was dragged into the case without any proof and pointed out that there is no proof of the relationship with Kim Sae Ron, and it's all rumours. The petition became a global phenomenon.
According to KBIZoom, KPEC said, These reports uncritically repeated one-sided claims from YouTube without verification, paired with sensational titles aimed at provoking sexual imagination. Such reporting lacks the responsibility expected of the press.’
The commission made sure that using a real person's name in such a serious case, without proof, is a serious crime, and this paints them in a false light in the public eye. Around 14 media houses have been given a warning for reporting false reports regarding the Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron case earlier this year.
The commission also pointed out 14 online articles that have been repeated with unverified and sensational claims that have been taken out for YouTube. The commission also criticised the media outlets for publishing articles before fact-checking.
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