'Graduation photo manipulation controversy' Go Yoon-jung takes strong legal action

Actress Go Yoon-jung's agency pulled out a knife.

On the 5th, Go Yoon-jeong's agency, MAA, said in an official press release, "Currently, false facts, malicious photo editing, and personal offensive slanderous comments about our artist are being spread indiscriminately on various community bulletin boards and SNS." “We inform you that we will take strong legal action against any acts that defame the artist, such as malicious slander or posting false information.”

Previously, Go Yun-jeong's middle school graduation photo circulated on the Internet and became a hot topic. The agency claims that this photo is not the original and that the skin tone and eye size were maliciously edited. Accordingly, MAA announced legal action against Go Yun-jeong for false information, malicious photo editing, and personal offensive slander.

Meanwhile, Go Yoon-jung is appearing in the tvN Saturday-Sunday drama 'Hwanmoon: Light and Shadow' following the movie 'Hunt' (directed by Lee Jeong-jae).

Below is the full official statement from Go Yoon-jung's agency, MAA.

Hello, this is MAA.

First, we would like to thank all the fans who support and love our artist Go Yun-jeong.

Currently, false information, malicious photo editing, and personal attacks and slanderous comments about our artists are being spread indiscriminately on various community bulletin boards and SNS.

Accordingly, we would like to inform you that we will take strong legal action against any acts that defame our artists, such as malicious slander or posting false information.

We will continue to do our best to protect our artists, and we would like to thank everyone once again for their continued support and care.

thank you

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr