Late actress Kim Sae-ron’s family sues YouTuber Lee Jin-ho for allegedly spreading false rumours

South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seoul on Feb 16. PHOTO: AFP

UPDATED Mar 18, 2025, 03:51 PM

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SEOUL – The bereaved family of Kim Sae-ron is suing a YouTuber for allegedly spreading false rumours about the late actress while she was alive.

South Korean attorney Bu Ji-seok of the law firm Buyou, representing Kim’s family, appeared at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on March 17 to submit the complaint against YouTuber Lee Jin-ho.

Kim, 24, who rose to fame as a child star in the thriller film The Man From Nowhere (2010), was

Mr Bu was accompanied by Mr Kwon Young-chan, head of the Korea Association for Suicide Prevention, and Mr Kim Se-ui, head of HoverLab.

The YouTube channel claimed recently that Kim Sae-ron and South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun had been dating for six years,

At a press conference, Mr Bu said Kim Sae-ron’s family is suing Mr Lee for making a number of false claims since 2022, including that she staged a “self-made romance” by posting on social media a photo of herself with Kim Soo-hyun in March 2024.