SM Entertainment Drops Charges Against Woman Who Spread Pregnancy Rumors About f(x) Member Sulli

After catching the woman responsible for starting rumors about f(x) member Sulli, SM Entertainment says they have dropped all charges against her.

TV Daily reports that SM Entertainment released a statement on June 11 regarding the charges against a woman caught spreading rumors that Sulli, a member of popular K-pop girl group f(x), saying they are dropping the case.

"At the end of March, false rumors regarding Sulli began to spread online, and in order to protect our artist, we decided to take legal action," began the statement. "We filed charges against the person who initially spread the rumors for defamation with the district police."

The Korean entertainment company said that the police were able to confirm the person who began rumors surrounding Sulli's visit to the emergency room in late March for stomach pain.

SM Entertainment confirmed the singer's hospital visit, saying it was related to stress, but the unfounded statements made online by this person indicated that the star was with child.

"The person sincerely apologized to Sulli about the false rumors and is in a stage of self-reflection," said the SM Entertainment statement. "She regretted her actions and promised never to do anything like it again."

The record label further explained their reasoning behind dropping the charges saying Sulli did not wish to pursue the case.

"Seeing that the person was a female student around her age, Sulli requested that favorable arrangements be made," they said. "We decided to respect her request, dropping charges on June 10."

However, the record company does not want other people to think they can get away with spreading rumors, which they consider a very serious crime.

"Our retraction of charges for this issue is an exceptional case, and if any other false rumors regarding Sulli continue to spread, we will take care of it sternly," read the statement. "Through continuous monitoring, we will firmly deal with criminal acts that give pain to any of our artists and their families."

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