South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun on Monday (March 31) denied allegations that he dated the actress Kim Sae-ron - who was found dead in February in a suspected suicide - when she was underage, breaking down in tears as he said he could not "admit what is not true." - REUTERS
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00:00South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun denied allegations that he dated the actress Kim Se-ran when
00:07she was underage. Kim Se-ran was found dead in February in a suspected suicide. She was
00:1324. At a news conference on Monday, Kim Soo-hyun broke down in tears.
00:24I'm willing to admit to any wrongdoing on my part. If there's something I need to take
00:29responsibility for, then of course I will. But I can't admit to something I didn't do.
00:39The 37-year-old said he dated Kim Se-ran five years ago for about a year, but not when she
00:45was underage. He also denied that her suspected decision to take her own life was because
00:51of him turning a blind eye or pressure from his agency. He said a YouTube expose released
00:57earlier this month cited testimonies and evidence that were false, including screenshots
01:02of messages that could not be from the actress. Amid a controversy, brands including Prada
01:08have cut ties with the actor. Lawyers representing Kim Soo-hyun and his agency said on Monday
01:14that they had sued people involved in the YouTube expose for a total of 12 billion won
01:20or 8.15 million dollars in damages. They reported them to the authorities for defamation and
01:26violation of the Information Protection Act. A lawyer representing the relatives of Kim
01:31Soo-hyun could not immediately be reached for comment.