Actor Cho Byeong-gyu (25) reported that he received an apology after being recognized for false information from the author of a post on school violence (hakpok).
On the 17th, Cho Byeong-gyu’s management company HB Entertainment said, “This morning, the author of the false post contacted us immediately after requesting a lawsuit and investigation seeking punishment for illegal acts against the actor (Cho Byeong-gyu). I appealed to him to be preoccupied.”
The agency responded to the law, saying, “In the beginning, we were strongly responding to all possible legal proceedings, but as the author of the false post reflects on his mistakes and conveys his intention to seek preemption several times, he has been confirmed that he will not commit any illegal acts again.” Explained that it was canceled.
He said, “If a similar case occurs in the future or other circumstances that aggravate the damage to the actors affiliated, we will respond strongly.”
Earlier, an online community posted an article claiming that Cho Byeong-gyu had been victimized by verbal violence against him when he was in high school in New Zealand. The agency revealed that it was actually unfounded and requested a police investigation.
After gaining popularity with the 2018 JTBC drama’SKY Castle,’ Cho Byeong-gyu was once surrounded by suspicion of abusive violence. At the time, he posted a post on the fan cafe and denied that “I have received frequent attention and recognition as a friend to play at school because of acting,” and “I have never done that.”
Cho Byeong-gyu debuted with the KBS 2TV drama “Whoayou-School 2015” in 2015 and rose to stardom with the drama “SKY Castle” and “Amazing Rumors”.
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