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| Fake poster of movie "Assassination" posted on popular ultra-conservative online community Ilbe Storehouse, which shows the late former President Roh Moo-hyu in red circle instead of the actor in white circle. |
TV network SBS has prompted an outcry from viewers after its entertainment news program showed a photo of late former president Roh Moo-hyun instead of an actor.
Popular showbiz program "One Night of TV Entertainment" on Wednesday reported about the producers of hit Korean film,"Assassination", released in July, being sued by a novelist for plagiarism. Author Choi Jong-lim filed a case on Aug. 10 citing the movie's director Choi Dong-hoon as well as its production company and the distributor for plagiarizing his novel "Korean Memories" published earlier in August. Choi is demanding compensation of 10 billion won ($8.5 million).
In the report, the program showed a photo of the movie's poster which was fake. It included the face of former President Roh instead of one of the six main characters.
The poster was originally posted on the website of popular ultra-conservative online community Ilbe Storehouse. The online community members often mock the president using photo-shopped images of him.
This is the seventh time that the network has used an inappropriate photo sourced from the community's online content. "SBS 8 News" mistakenly showed such content three times in the past, about which the Korea Communications Standards Commission warned the network. The network's other programs, including entertainment shows "Running Man," "Action Freeze" and a sport news program, all made similar errors.
Members of Ilbe Storehouse previously caused public outrage by provoking relatives of people that died on the Sewol ferry who were on hunger strike to gain support for a proper investigation into the sinking of the vessel. Ilbe Storehouse members ate food in front of the grieving relatives.
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