JYJ to Sue “Dispatch” for Defamation and Invasion of Privacy

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Earlier this month, local news outlet “Dispatch” turned the Korean entertainment industry upside down by releasing an audio file of JYJ members physically and verbally abusing fans. Earlier today, “Dispatch” released another audio file (AUDIO AT THE SOURCE) involving the members of JYJ assaulting their “sasaeng” fans.

On March 20, C-Jes Entertainment officially announced its plans to sue “Dispatch” for defamation. According to a representative of C-Jes Entertainment, “‘Dispatch’ published these malicious articles specifically to harm the members of JYJ. We have decided to take legal actions because we could no longer sit and watch these defamatory articles.” The rep added, “We have already prepared the documentations needed to sue for libel and will submit it to the court sometime today. The members of JYJ are still trying to recover from Park Yoo Chun’s father’s passing, and we simply cannot understand why anyone would want to release such things during this time."

JYJ's legal attorney, Sejong, stated, “The file was illegally recorded. Releasing the file without confirming it with the party involved is considered defamation and an invasion of privacy".

Source: Soompi
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Comments

[my-faux-pas.livejournal.com]

Well, everyone expected this article sooner or later. Came out later than expected tbh.

[shikinluv.livejournal.com]

this company could make a career out of lawsuits.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Keeping Korea's law firms in business

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

I think they should also get some mental counseling for JYJ. It's not healthy for the sasaengs to be harassing them for so long, but it's also unhealthy for JYJ to have to result to violence to deal with it.

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

Can't say we didn't see this coming. *sigh* *gets popcorn*

[mamchan.livejournal.com]

I read the Dispatch new article: those 20 girls have “legit evidence” that he “beat” not saesengs but fans out of nowhere and yet they prefer to talk to you about it and not press charges??!

Didn’t Entd have an interview with the saeseng in the first recording admitting that JJ only hit her once and that she didn’t understand the fuss in the media? Of course Dispatch didn’t comment on that and is out with yet another interview with saeasangs aka invading-privacy-criminal and one illegal recording. Considering this i’m not going to express my feelings in this longer recording (even if it does sound awful) just in case another article comes out in 2 hours claiming that it’s false.

If he did what they claim he did bring him to court and let this be over with for God sake!! Seriously i can’t with this. I’m not going to defend him even if i love him so much if he did something this low (it will be my choice to stay is fan of not) but i’m so done with this dragging for more than a week now!! wtf

And CJES sue the stalkers that are invading the boys life so this mess will not happen!
Ps:there is smth I don’t get. The saesang that are interviewed are supposed to be extreme fan, would they really release statement like that about their idol? People are saying that Dispatch is going around town paying people for exclusive interview on JYJ “behaviour”

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

To be honest I'm hoping the boys get professional help, especially JJ his current situation it's really scary tbh.

I can't understand why Dispatch is suddenly so fixated about this situation, and what bothers me the most is the fact that in their latest article they disregard Sasaengs just as 'regular fans but more hard core', and take on sasaengs as if there's a whole other sub-culture within sasaeng which are the extreme hardcore stalkers, like wtf that's not true.

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

Sejong is a good lawyer.

[gigabytexx.livejournal.com]

oh.

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

Not a new audio. This is just the unedited version of the old one..

That's why imo, it's more disrespectful. It's been address, they are apologized, and now they aired it again by saying it's new.

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

dispatch, could you not? what the boys did was terrible and needs addressing but there is a time and place for everything and right now its not the time to mentally harass mourning people.
i hope jyj are getting professional help, this must be taking a toll on them all.

[honeyfunnybunny.livejournal.com]

A little dissapointed in the lack of response from the management when things were going wild, and just decided to come out now to sue(which is so typical them, kinda saw it coming) - when there has been various articles regarding sasaeng fans as a sort of damage-control in favor of the boys. Although the boys already semi-apologized, I feel like they need help - professional help. Cause it's babysteps towards the right direct, but they still seemed unclear about what they apologized for. So on top of that, the boys need help - and security needs to step up(even though it won't help much). But I believe that since it has been brought to light by JYJ, sasaengs will be in the focus light of the public for a while - and that's a start for getting rid of them I guess.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I think sueing is actually a good idea.
This way teh matter will be taken into court and if there is substancial evidence the prosecution may open a case about JYJ and Sasaeng and try to male the light on this matter.
Obviously psychological help is also requirred but I do think a legal action is a good idea to setlle the matter.

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

Wow Dispatch stay classy tbh.

2/3 from JYJ are really really bad right now, and all the crap Dispatch mentions in their recent article about JYJ and Sasaengs is disgusting to say the least.

Not only Dispatch says 'sasaengs are not extreme fans, they are just loyal/hardcore fans who want to get a closer glimpse of their idol'. Which is a lie. Then they 'interview' sasaengs and they say the extreme sasaengs are not a representation of them. which is a lie. And they Dispatch claims there are 19 more girls/sasaengs in total who have 'evidence' of Jaejoong assaulting them, and that most of them aren't even sasaengs just 'regular' fans. And now they mention a so called girlfriend Jaejoong was visiting and that was why he attacked that sasaeng verbally and physically.

Why aren't they mentioning the tv interview with the allegedly sasaeng from the recording?

Dispatch is shady as hell that's all i'm going to say.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Not only Dispatch says 'sasaengs are not extreme fans, they are just loyal/hardcore fans who want to get a closer glimpse of their idol'.

(http://pics.livejournal.com/benihime99/pic/001ftyky/)

You stay classy Dispatch

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

The situation's just so fucked from all sides, really.

[falling-empress.livejournal.com]

hahahahaha seriously?

shouldn't they be more concerned about what's actually on those tapes?

[izze-izzy.livejournal.com]

mte

[taecish.livejournal.com]

lol ofc they are....... god they are so shady and gross (jyj)

[ari-meh.livejournal.com]

they are so shady and gross (jyj)



tell that to seungri's bellybutton.

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

BTW the audio is not a new audio, is the 'original/source audio from the first article, but instead of being all cut and clipped together it's 10 minutes long uncut.

Dispatch was just being their usual self and lying in their headlines lol.

[spikiegirl.livejournal.com]

Wasn't the whole audio spread and translated entirely after the first article? They're making it sound like it's new when everyone already knows about it.

[weerainbow.livejournal.com]

I'm still waiting for news that JYJ (and others involved) are getting some counselling or something to actually deal with part of this issue...and I have a feeling I'll be waiting a long time sadly :(

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Considering the pressure they have to deal with in their daily life I think they're getting some help but I highly doubt we'll ever know about it officially.

[pekojan.livejournal.com]

Still don't know why JYJ can't find any way to sue their sasaengs while they have been sueing everyone and their moms for everything else.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

That would require to know the sasaeng identity which I'm not sure they do.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

Dispatch should get sued but JYJ need to some help too.

[noneko.livejournal.com]

They do realize that if the recordings are in fact them, it's not libel, right? Libel has to be false to be (successfully) prosecuted.

Unless Korea's laws are different, which they very well may be.

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

THIS. Hell, edited or not, that audio was all Jaejoong. His voice is pretty distinctive.

[waterpulse.livejournal.com]

Seriously. This whole situation is ridiculous.

[deeinanutshell.livejournal.com]

omg that gif is too adorable

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

Isn't "truth" a defense to defamation charges?

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

Which is probably why they're also suing for Invasion of Privacy as a back door

[glittermeout.livejournal.com]

how many lawsuits are they juggling with now?

lost count after a while
(;

[huile7.livejournal.com]

Good. This is an issue that needs to be handled in court and not the fucking media. Both sides need to be reprimanded for their actions and the only way things will change is if a court of law rules on the issue.

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

In some country "recorded without them knowing" is illegal.
I remember a case about a cashier stolling money from her employer and to get proof they installed cameras but without warning her; and they had her on tape stealing money. However the court had to dismiss those tapes because she wasn't aware that she was being filmed and her "right to image" (which where I live is part of right to privacy) protected her from being sued. Which is why most of the time there's a sign saying "you're under surveillance".
So it all depends on the korean law.