K-drama actor and Twenty-Five Twenty-One star Nam Joo-hyuk hit by more allegations of school bullying
- Nam denies allegations from a third accuser, a woman who claims Nam was part of a group who disparaged her using sexual slurs and hateful comments
- Nam’s agency, Management Soop, warns it will take legal action against the accusers and people who spread the claims online
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Actor Nam Joo-hyuk, 28, has denied allegations of school bullying from a third accuser, adding to denials in June after two other men made similar allegations.
In a report published by the Sports Kyunghyang, a woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told the news outlet that the actor was part of a group of school bullies who invited her to group chat and disparaged her using sexual slurs and hateful comments. This incident happened in May 2012 when they were high school seniors, and the bullies apologised to her after facing pressure from teachers, she said.
Nam’s agency, Management Soop, immediately denied the allegation made against the actor, warning that it will file a libel suit against the accusers.
“The things that happened in the group chat are very complicated and private matters,” the company said in a statement. “As mentioned in the article, the matter was closed with an apology at school. Therefore, we don’t believe it is right to expose the full story through the media.
“It’s regrettable that unnamed accusers are keeping themselves hidden behind anonymous allegations and the media is reporting without fact-checking. No matter how much we counter such false rumours, it is hard to disprove the claims and prove that he is innocent because they are already [believed] to be true.”
