Source: Channel NewsAsia (CNA)

A Seoul Central District Court has scheduled an arrest-warrant hearing for YouTuber Kim Se-eui at 10:30 am on May 26, in relation to allegations he used manipulated messenger screenshots and AI-generated audio files to falsely claim actor Kim Soo-hyun dated the late actress Kim Sae-ron while she was a minor. Prosecutors sought the arrest warrant at police request over accusations the YouTuber illegally circulated fabricated material, and a court spokesperson relayed the hearing date to AFP.

South Korean media reports cited by the page say the document shared on Kim Se-eui’s channel accused him of publicly playing an AI-manipulated audio file using the deceased actress’s voice and of deliberately spreading false allegations for profit despite knowing the actors were not in a relationship when she was in middle school. The reports add actor Kim Soo-hyun was said to be receiving psychiatric treatment for severe emotional distress; he has maintained his relationship with the late actress began after she reached adulthood and has filed criminal complaints against the YouTuber and the actress’s family. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office and Seoul Gangnam Police Station declined to comment when contacted.