Entertainment Attorney Representation in Filing a Complaint | Entertainment Attorney Succeeds in Having the Author of Malicious Comments Punished

The client was a well-known model active on the world stage.

The client had recently been the subject of reports of a romantic relationship with a famous idol. After that, the client was suffering from malicious comments that had increased exponentially.

Among the malicious comments that flooded the client's personal social media account, many disparaged not only the client but also the client's family.

Despite repeated warnings to the authors of these comments, which went beyond all reason, the malicious comments directed at the client did not decrease.

The client therefore came to a Daeryun Entertainment Group attorney to file a complaint against the authors of the malicious comments.

The entertainment attorney explained to the client, who wished to file a complaint against the author of the malicious comments, the level of punishment applicable to the case under the offense of insult.

Article 311 of the Criminal Act (Insult)

A person who publicly insults another shall be punished by imprisonment with or without labor for not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding two million won.

The term “insult” here refers to expressing an abstract judgment or contemptuous feeling that may lower a person's social reputation, without alleging any specific fact.

If the offense of insult is committed, the offender may be punished by imprisonment with or without labor for not more than one year or a fine not exceeding two million won.

The entertainment attorney argued that most of the malicious comments posted on the client's personal social media account were false.

After reports of a romantic relationship with a famous idol, interest in the client surged, and the number of followers grew to several hundred thousand or more.

Through the client's social media, which many people were viewing, false facts spread by the malicious comments were rapidly being disseminated.

As the false rumors about the client spread in an instant, the client even developed mental conditions such as a sudden panic disorder.

Daeryun's entertainment attorney therefore argued for severe punishment of the author of the malicious comments, who was causing significant harm to the client by spreading false facts.

The entertainment attorney classified and reviewed the malicious comments that were continuously being posted on the client's social media account.

Comments that constituted the offense of insult, such as the spreading of false facts about the client, personal attacks, comments causing sexual humiliation, and comments disparaging the client's family, were classified separately.

The authors who repeatedly posted comments were also reviewed.

Daeryun's entertainment attorney attached the material organized as described above as supporting evidence and submitted a complaint against the author of the malicious comments.

The client was a well-known model who wished to file a complaint against the authors of malicious comments that had increased following reports of a romantic relationship.

In response, Daeryun's Entertainment Group formed a case team of attorneys with extensive experience in representing clients in filing insult complaints and proceeded with the complaint.

As a result, the court accepted the entertainment attorney's argument and sentenced the author of the malicious comments to a fine.

The client was satisfied with the outcome of the complaint and expressed repeated thanks to the entertainment attorney who had handled the complaint.

If, as in the situation above, you are considering filing a complaint against the author of malicious comments, you are welcome to come to an entertainment attorney at Daeryun Law Firm at any time.