South Korean singer and actress IU has reportedly applied for identity verification in a U.S. court against online trolls who have made shocking malicious comments about her.
On July 20, a social media account surfaced online, repeatedly raising various allegations against IU.
The author of the posted content, referred to as A, claimed that IU has plagiarized over 50 songs, leading to someone making an extreme choice, and suggested a connection between her and the death of a specific individual. The post also alleged that IU is linked to the Illuminati and mentioned that people around her have died, while another artist has been prescribed tranquilizers, among other unverified claims.
In another post, the author questioned whether IU is of Chinese descent, linking her to major fires in Korea and various social incidents, as well as drama plots, to support conspiracy theories. The author stated, "Song plagiarism, costume plagiarism, album design plagiarism, concept plagiarism, and even drama plagiarism—IU's identity is plagiarism."
As the posts spread, netizens reacted, stating, "This is not just a troll; this person seriously claims IU has killed someone," and "They have written baseless conspiracy theories as if they were facts." Others noted that many of the posts from the Threads account appear to have been deleted, and mentioned that similar cases have legal precedents, suggesting that the individual could face consequences if identified.
Earlier, Dispatch reported that IU filed a discovery request against Meta in the U.S. Northern District Court of California on July 15.
According to the report, IU's team identified a specific Threads account that had posted a total of 52 false posts from March to October of last year, damaging IU's reputation and honor.
The U.S. court is currently in the process of the discovery procedure.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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