[Official] Actress Hwang Jung Eum, who ”mistakenly shot her husband's affair partner and apologized,” is sued for defamation and ”is working hard to resolve the situation”

Actress Hwang Jung Eum has been sued for defamation after she accused an ordinary woman who was unrelated to the incident of being her husband's lover and then apologized.
On the 22nd, a representative from Hwang Jung Eum's management office, Y-ONE Entertainment, told Herald POP
"It seems that there was a miscommunication between the attorneys during the process of reaching an agreement," he said, adding, "Hwang Jung Eum will continue to be careful to fully understand the situation, which has led to the lawsuit being filed."
Prior to this, on the same day, a media outlet reported that Ms. A, who was named by Hwang Jung Eum in April as Lee Young Dong's illicit affair partner, was a former employee of Seoul Nowon Entertainment.
At the time, Hwang Jung Eum, who was in the midst of divorce mediation with professional golfer and businessman Lee Young Dong, was reported to have filed a defamation complaint against her at the police station.
Um posted a screenshot of A's social media account along with the message, "Ugly woman, please marry Young Dong. Why don't you just get a divorce and then go to Bangkok?", causing a stir.
However, Ms. A had never met Lee Young-dong and had to endure the malicious comments that were posted by Hwang Jung Eum.
A, who was falsely accused of "hands on the hands," demanded an apology from Hwang Jung Eum. Hwang Jung Eum later said, "There was a misunderstanding in the process of sorting out my personal matters," and
In addition, they added, "We will correct the mistake and take responsibility for the damage." However, during the process of the agreement, Mr. A's side was unable to accept the
It was confirmed that the statement that "Hwang Jung Eum acknowledges that he has defamatory and insulted her" was deleted from the agreement, and that if the agreement is violated, compensation must be paid twice the amount of the agreement.
It was reported that the company felt that Hwang Jung Eum's apology was insufficient due to the addition of the statement that the apology should be revised, and decided to file a complaint.
A person from Hwang Jung Eum's management office said that Hwang Jung Eum intends to meet Mr. A in person and apologize.
However, she said she heard that he had declined and that she would sincerely go through the procedures that will be carried out in the future. Meanwhile, Hwang Jung Eum married Lee Young Don in 2016 and is currently married to him in 2020.
They once came close to breaking up, but got back together. Three years later, they broke up again.