Big Hit Entertainment Takes Legal Action
To Protect BTS
Photo: twitter.com
On November 10, Big Hit Entertainment
released a formal statement about taking legal action regarding malicious
rumors, false statements, and personal attacks against BTS.
The following is the agency’s official
statement:
“Hello. This is Big Hit Entertainment.
“We are informing you that starting from
November 10, 2016, our company will be taking strong legal action against
malicious rumors, false statements, and personal attacks that are being spread
online which defame BTS or Big Hit.
“BTS members have been experiencing
difficulties with rumors and malicious comments for a long time, so we have
decided to firmly handle this. Big Hit Entertainment and all of the members of
BTS have worked very hard to embrace all criticism and evaluations with open
minds in order to grow and improve as artists. However, we have decided that it
has come to a point where we can no longer overlook the behavior of
netizens who consistently and habitually distort the truth and make personal
attacks regarding BTS’s creative work, music activities, personal lives, and
more with malicious intent.
“Recent information network systems and
whistle blower protection laws have expedited court rulings on charges of
defamation resulting in the sentencing of imprisonment and severe penalties. In
order to protect our artists’ rights and interests, our company and a law firm
has started the process of suing and reporting acts of creating false
statements, spreading malicious posts and comments, and submitting it to the
press with the intention of slander. Furthermore, we will firmly respond and
take available legal action against artist defamation and cases of additional
damage without making settlements from now on.
“Thank you.”
Big Hit Entertainment has also asked for
submissions of evidence regarding malicious rumors, false statements, and
personal attacks.
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