Rain Embroiled in Cheating Allegation With Professional Golfer + Agency Releases Statement
Rain is falsely accused of cheating on his wife Kim Tae Hee with a professional golfer. Here's what the idol-actor and icon's agency said.
Rain Cheated on His Wife Kim Tae Hee? His Agency Issues Statement
On October 6, fans were shocked when singer-actor Rain made headlines as he was embroiled in a cheating allegation with a Korean professional golfer.
According to Sports Donga, the issue started when a particular magazine claimed that a multi-talented top star was having an affair with a professional female golfer.
After it spread like wildfire on various online portals, many speculated that the celebrity was Rain.
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Rain Embroiled in Cheating Allegation With Professional Golfer + Agency Releases Statement
Rain Embroiled in Cheating Allegation With Professional Golfer + Agency Releases Statement
Rain is married to actress Kim Tae Hee, and after learning the news, many were alarmed by the rumor.
Rain's Agency To Take Stern Legal Action Against False Rumors
Fortunately, an hour after the issue spread, Rain's agency released a statement regarding the news. The agency firmly denied the issue thrown at the Korean pop icon and announced they will to take serious legal action against anyone who will spread false rumors about the actor.
Based on the released statement of RAINCOMPANY, the agency was fully aware of the rumors and allegations circulating online about their artist. They decided that an official statement was not that necessary as it was groundless false information and not worthy of time to respond.
However, as the issue got bigger and spread rapidly online, there were also personal attacks and harassment addressed directly to the artist's family.
Due to this, the agency began to stand for their artist as the issue already affects Rain's privacy and image as a public figure.
Rain Embroiled in Cheating Allegation With Professional Golfer + Agency Releases Statement
RAINCOMPANY added to their statement:
"Our artists' human rights and dignity should be protected as they are human beings first and foremost before they are public figures."
They continued by explaining that the agency already coordinated with the media outlet that published the news and asked about the initials if the mentioned stars is their artist.
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The agency received a confirmation that the mentioned initials do not refer to an artist affiliated with RAINCOMPANY.
Furthermore, the company will take serious legal action without any leniency for those individuals who spread false information through indiscriminate sharing under the information and Communications Network Act and write excessively malicious posts as well as file a complaint for defamation, violation of the prohibition of illegal information distribution.
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Shai Collins wrote this.
