Young Netflix star takes action against ‘harassment’ and ‘invasion of his privacy’: Dex management issues scathing statement

Popular YouTuber and Netflix star Dex, real name Kim Jin-yong, is speaking out against a number of recent privacy invasion and stalking scenarios. In a statement released on December 2 announcing the temporary hiatus of his YouTube channel, Dex’s management, Kick the Hurdle Studio, vowed to take “stern legal action without leniency” against what it called “forms of harassment and defamation that harm” in Single Inferno 29-year-old star and his family.

“We are aware of Dex’s privacy-infringing actions, commonly referred to as sasaeng behavior, discovered through our internal monitoring and fan reports,” read a statement shared by Soompiread partially. Amid Dex’s rise to stardom, the actor faced fans “visiting his residence, following him on his personal vacations, and taking unauthorized photos and videos,” according to the statement. According to his management, Dex has also been the target of “false information and maliciously distorted rumors spread by some netizens” that have “caused psychological harm not only to Dex, but also to his family.”

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Calling for an “immediate end to all forms of stalking and defamatory activities,” Dex’s management said that in light of the disturbing behavior, “we are announcing that we will take strong action against such behavior that constitutes the crime of stalking and invasion of his privacy. , and have caused significant distress and fear to our artist… kthdstudio will take strong legal action without leniency against those involved in harassment or spreading malicious rumors to protect the fundamental rights of our artists.”

Kick the Hurdle Studio also announced that starting December 10, it will “file legal action” against “unauthorized use of copyrighted content featuring Dex’s television appearances, including portrait rights, name rights, photographs and edited clips, both online and offline.” The agency said it had noticed “frequent cases” of unauthorized use of copyrighted content and reminded “everyone that these works and rights are protected by copyright law, and any unauthorized use may result in legal sanctions.”

In a statement on December 2, Dex management also announced this YouTube channel of the star DEX101“will take a long break.” The temporary hiatus, which began on Monday, was described as “a step towards delivering better content in the future”, with Dex management noting that “over the past four years, despite his busy schedule, Dex has fully dedicated himself to the channel. However, despite the recent interruptions, we have concluded that more time is needed to restructure and improve the content.” Its management asked for “understanding” amid the hiatus and assured fans “that we will be back with even more quality content after this hiatus.”

After serving in the military, which began in 2016, Dex rose to fame with a military-themed web show Fake men 2 in 2020. After that, he appeared on MBC’s survival game show Bloody Gamd. Most recently, Dex became a famous Netflix star, appearing on Season 2 of the popular dating show Single Inferno. He returned to Netflix in 2023 to compete in Netflix’s Korean reality competition zombie universewhere contestants try to outwit the undead during a zombie outbreak in Seoul, South Korea. His other credits include appearances in shows like A running man, You Quiz on the Blockand Amazing Saturdaytrans his IMDb profile. He is also an active YouTuber with over 900,000 subscribers on his DEX101 YouTube channel.