The actor denies the allegations from the Kim Sa-Rhod family

South Korean actor Kim Su-Hun, known for his roles in numerous hit dramatic series and films, made a tearful public appearance at a press conference on Monday to deny the allegations made by the actress Kim Sa-Rh-Rhod family died With obvious suicide in February.

“I can’t admit something I didn’t do,” he said.

There are two main allegations at the center of the dispute: that Kim Su-Hun met Kim Sae-Rho when she was only 15, and this agency of Kim Su-Hun pressed to pay off a debt she owed before her death.

The dispute shocked the country and its entertainment industry and generated a large -scale response against the actor.

Kim was crying when he said that although he met the actress for a year when she was adult, they never met while she was a minor.

The Media Conference on Monday came after weeks of accusations and counter-blankets between Kim Sa-Horn’s family and Kim Su-Hun camp after her death.

The scandal broke on March 10, less than a month after the death of Kim Sa-Horn. YouTube channel, known for their controversial political content, claims that the two met for six years when she was 15 years old. The channel has released videos and photos that claims to be taken during their relationship.

Last week, the lawyer representing the Kim Sae-Rho family held a press conference, revealing more chat history, allegedly between the two actors since 2016, when she was 16.

The Kim Su-Hun agency initially denied the allegations, but later explained that they date, albeit only between 2019 and 2020, when it was adult.

The actor himself was silent until Monday. At the press conference, he became emotional, repeating to reporters that they were only found as two adults.

“Many people suffer for me,” he said, apologizing to his fans and employees. “I also regret that the late actress (Kim Sae-Rone) is not able to rest in peace.”

“I never met her when she was a minor,” he continued. “With the exception of the fact that we were both actors, our relationship was just like that of any other ordinary couple.”

He also explained why he denied the relationship when she uploaded a later deleted photo of the two in her Instagram account in 2024 during the broadcast of the hit show by Netflix Queen of Tears, in which he played the lead role.

“I had as much to defend as his lead actor. What if I had admitted to an annual relationship? What would happen to the actors, the employees who worked for one night, and the production team that had everything set out on this project?” he said. “The more I thought, the more I thought it shouldn’t be what I did.”

Any recognition of a romantic relationship or partner is still regarded as scandalous for fans in the entertainment industry of South Korea, where celebrity’s personal life falls under intense control.

Kim Sa-Ron herself was victim of online hate Of the fans, after she was fined 20 million won (11,000 British pounds; $ 14,000) for an incident by driving drinks from 2022.

Previously, she was regarded as one of the most promising young actresses in South Korea.

At that time, it was run by the same agency as Kim Su-Hun, who co-founded his relative. Kim Sa-Horn joined GoldMedalist in January 2020 and left in December 2022.

Kim Sa-Ron’s family claims that the Golden has covered the compensation for her incident by drunk driving. They claim that the agency later carried out court action and that, while the actress asked Kim Su-Hun to arrange a debt for more time, her application was unanswered.

On Monday, Kim Su-Hun denied claims that “she made the tragic choice for me or my agency that pressed her for debt.”

He released a voice recording of a telephone call from a year ago, allegedly between his agency and a Kim Sae-Rhod representative.

The record seems to be that GoldMedalist CEO explains that the document they sent to her in terms of debt was only for “procedural reasons” and that her team could take time to respond.

He also accused Kim Sa-Ron’s family of manipulating chat records as evidence and stated that he had presented his own evidence to the relevant inspection authorities. He urged her family to do the same.

Kim Su-Hun, 37-year-old, is an actor in South Korea, known for his roles in numerous hit dramatic series and highest-level films, including my love from the star, the Queen of Netflix’s tears and the movie secretly.

He was also a favorite of advertisers in the country, although many brands have now been distanced from him against the background of the dispute. On March 17, the fashion brand Prada announced that she had decided to end her cooperation with him, according to Reuters. This followed similar moves from Dinto, Korean cosmetic brand.

The Disney+show that the stars Kim Su-Hun were also paused due to the scandal, according to local news Yonhap.

The lawyer told him on Monday that they had filed a criminal appeal against the Kim Sae-Rho family and the YouTube channel operator, along with a civil case for compensation worth 12 billion won.

Her family did not comment on court cases or his last remarks.

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