Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute, who is accused of spreading false information, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 26 to attend a pretrial detention hearing. [YONHAP]
Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel HoverLab, was detained on Tuesday on charges of spreading false claims that actor Kim Soo-hyun pressured the late actor Kim Sae-ron over debt repayment, allegedly contributing to her death in February of last year. The Seoul Central District Court approved the arrest warrant.
Before appearing in court, the YouTube channel runner insisted that the allegations were “filled with obvious falsehoods.” The court nevertheless appears to have determined that a substantial portion of the accusations had merit.
According to the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, which has investigated the case for more than a year, Kim Se-ui spread claims through YouTube and other platforms that Kim Soo-hyun had dated the actor while she was a minor and that financial pressure from the actor’s side contributed to her death. Investigators also allege that AI technology was used to manipulate the actress’s voice and fabricate KakaoTalk conversations.
