Late Kim Sae Ron's manager sues YouTuber for false claims about embezzlement, grooming, and more – find the details inside!

Time of India

23-06-2025

Pressing information regarding the late actress
Kim Sae Ron
has come to light. In a turn of events, the celebrity's ex-manager had filed an official case against popular
YouTuber Kwon Young Chan
for defamation and for spreading false information.
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Late Kim Sae Ron's former manager sues online personality for defamation
As per reports from SBS News, Sae Ron's former manager filed a
defamation lawsuit
against the YouTuber with the Seocho Police Station on June 19 under the Information and Communications Network Act.
The YouTuber has been continuously posting content against the late actress' manager, citing that they were involved with
Kim Soo Hyun
's company. Other allegations that have been posted by Kwon Young Chan are about grooming as well as financial misconduct.
Sae Ron's manager, who has been labelled as 'K', however, cites that the allegations made are baseless and false.
What does the YouTuber claim?
In his allegations, the YouTuber had claimed that the manager had been involved in money embezzlement, citing a hospital bill amount from November last year after the actress had suffered from a wrist injury. They shared that the two payments were made, with the first one being 5.4 million KRW while the other was at a reduced amount of 4.98 million KRW.
Not only that, but the online personality also cited that the manager 'K' had direct and unauthorised access to private medical information. He shared that a month after the actress had passed away, a hospital outpatient record had been made in her name.
Beyond this, they had also made alleged claims about the manager being directly involved with Kim Soo Hyun's agency and for allegedly 'grooming' Kim Sae Ron, all of which were denied by the manager 'K'.
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To provide proof for his claims, the YouTuber even shared photos online of alleged text messages between Kim
Sae Ron
and her manager, showing a 'close bond'.
What did the texts show?
The alleged texts between Sae Ron and her manager showed a 'close and personal' bond between the two. Many texts indicate a strain within the actress's family and how the manager 'K' became her confidant. Beyond that, the texts also show the man booking medical appointments and offering advice on personal matters to the actress as well.
Manager issues statement, denies all claims
The manager who has sued Kwo Young Chan denied all claims made by the online personality, citing that they were 'groundless' and 'baseless'. He also stated the
grooming allegations
, stating that "If you are going to talk about public interest, shouldn't it at least be based on facts? There is no truth in Kwon's claims."