On October 3, YG Entertainment released an official statement announcing that the agency will be taking strong legal action against the person who spread private photos of JENNIE.
This is YG Entertainment.
We are sharing that we have officially requested the police to investigate the original distributor of BLACKPINK JENNIE's personal photos.
YG has been continuously monitoring the relevant content, and after collecting information, we submitted a complaint last September.
In order to minimize further damage, YG has refrained from commenting and expressing our stance (regarding the situation).
However, the recent mass production of rumors, accusations, personal attacks, sexual harassment, and invasion of privacy sparked by the personal photos have been occurring indiscriminately, so we felt a sense of responsibility, making it difficult for us to overlook this any longer.
Therefore, we want to reveal that we are in the process of taking a legal action, and we want to correct the situation.
YG is taking strong legal action against posts that are tarnishing the character and reputation of our agency artist.
We inform you that we have filed a complaint for defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, violation of the prohibition of illegal information distribution, and obscene use of communication media for the actions of repeatedly uploading information that has not been verified to be true and writing excessively malicious posts.
We plan on taking all legal action without any leniency for further harm that occurs afterwards.
The photos that have circulated online were revealed illegally; regardless of JENNIE's personal intentions.
The act of sharing (the photos) is not only a secondary offense, but it is also subject to legal punishment―so we sincerely ask that you avoid this indiscriminate sharing.
YG Entertainment will continue to work hard to protect the rights of the agency's artist. Thank you.
(SBS Star)