In January this year, ‘Business Proposal’ star Ahn Hyo Seop hit headlines after his alleged private chat with former trainee Han Seo Hee was leaked online. The screenshots hinted that the conversation took place on Kakaotalk. A week after the controversy broke out, Ahn Hyo Seop has initiated legal action. Read on to know all about it:
Ahn Hyo Seop and Han Seo Hee’s alleged leaked chat
On January 31, a leaked screenshot went viral on the internet, hinting that Han Seo Hee was inviting Ahn Hyo Seop to a luxury hotel in Gangnam. However Ahn Hyo Seop seemed hesitant in responding to her messages. Interestingly, eagle eyed netizens asserted that on the day the alleged conversation took place between the two, Han Seo Hhee had shared a picture of the Josun Palace hotel.
Han Seo Hee denied the conversation
Soon after the controversy broke out, it was alleged that Han Seo Hee had leaked the conversation in an open chat room. But she denied the same by cryptically writing ‘Fabrication’ in one of her Instagram stories. She had also turned her account into a private one. According to reports, Han Seo Hee requested netizens from sending her follow requests and stated that she needed some time off before making her account public again.
Ahn Hyo Seop files a defamation suit against Han Seo Hee
On February 7, Ahn Heo Seop slammed Han Seo Hee with a defamation and slander suit. According to Money Today the actor’s legal representative filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, alleging that she violated the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (obsence use of communication media), and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation).
Ahn Hyo Seop and Han Seo Hee’s alleged leaked chat
On January 31, a leaked screenshot went viral on the internet, hinting that Han Seo Hee was inviting Ahn Hyo Seop to a luxury hotel in Gangnam. However Ahn Hyo Seop seemed hesitant in responding to her messages. Interestingly, eagle eyed netizens asserted that on the day the alleged conversation took place between the two, Han Seo Hhee had shared a picture of the Josun Palace hotel.
Han Seo Hee denied the conversation
Soon after the controversy broke out, it was alleged that Han Seo Hee had leaked the conversation in an open chat room. But she denied the same by cryptically writing ‘Fabrication’ in one of her Instagram stories. She had also turned her account into a private one. According to reports, Han Seo Hee requested netizens from sending her follow requests and stated that she needed some time off before making her account public again.
Ahn Hyo Seop files a defamation suit against Han Seo Hee
On February 7, Ahn Heo Seop slammed Han Seo Hee with a defamation and slander suit. According to Money Today the actor’s legal representative filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, alleging that she violated the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (obsence use of communication media), and the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation).
