Ko So-young

By Chung Ah-young
Staff Reporter

Top actress Ko So-young will sue an additional 102 Internet users for libel, following 35 users she filed complaints against on Tuesday, who she claims have circulated false rumors about her private life through on-line replies to news articles, Internet cafes and blogs.

According to the Deryook International Law Firm, Ko's legal representative, it has secured 137 IP addresses from which the groundless rumors are believed to have been spread.

Initially, the 35-year-old actress took action against 35 out of the 137 for allegedly posting false and malicious comments about her on the Internet.

However, on Wednesday she decided to sue the remaining 102, Kang Hon-gu, her lawyer said.

Kang said that Ko will not drop the case as she was severely insulted as a single woman by the groundless comments to the articles, not as a celebrity.

Internet users allegedly posted false statements saying the actress was having a relationship with someone she has never met, Ko said.

At first Ko wasn't going to take legal action against the Internet comment posters and instead asked the portal sites to remove the comments from the articles. But Ko decided to sue when the users continued to intentionally post false rumors whenever the articles came up, Ko said.

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