STARSHIP Entertainment has announced strong legal action against malicious posts and other acts targeting IVE’s Jang Won Young.
On November 10, the agency announced that it is pursuing civil and criminal measures against those responsible for spreading false information, defamation, sexual harassment, and other violations of her rights, Soompi reported.
STARSHIP’s statement, as reproduced by Soompi, reads in part:
We are taking strong legal action under our zero-tolerance policy against various malicious acts that infringe upon the rights, reputation, and personal dignity of our artist, JANGWONYOUNG of IVE. These include the spread of false information, defamation, sexual harassment, personal attacks, insults, and invasion of privacy.
We will pursue all available civil and criminal legal measures against confirmed violations. Any evidence already collected will be used in legal proceedings, regardless of whether the relevant posts are deleted, accounts are made private, usernames are changed, or accounts are deactivated.
According to the statement, STARSHIP is working with the law firm LIWU, which previously handled its lawsuit against the cyberbullying channel “Sojang,” and is reviewing evidence collected through fan reports and its own monitoring. The agency said it has secured evidence of suspected violations across major domestic and international platforms, including the YouTube channels “IVE_NO_LIVE” and “Dol Jal Al,” as well as DCinside, X, Facebook, Naver Blog, Instagram, Daum Cafes, TheQoo, Nate Pann, Weibo, Douyin, and TikTok, and is proceeding on a case-by-case basis.
The statement asks fans to report malicious posts or evidence to [email protected], and says reporters’ personal information and submitted materials will be handled securely in accordance with applicable laws and used only as needed for legal proceedings.