On February 6, Leehom Wang’s studio issued a notice informing the public of the news that Leehom Wang had won the reputational rights protection case. The notice stated that in July 2023, the studio discovered that there were insults, slanders and rumors against Leehom Wang on the online platform, and spread the fabricated content out of thin air. After collecting evidence in accordance with the law, the lawyer sued the WeChat public account "Deoxy Hard Candy" and the operating company Quanzhou Licheng District Yuechuang Culture Communication Co., Ltd. and the company's legal person Li Moumou have now won the case.
In June 2023, the WeChat public account published defamatory content against Leehom Wang, and this tweet was widely spread online. The court's judgment on January 2 requires the company legal person Li to publish an apology statement in the first tweet of the day in newspapers published nationwide and on the public account involved in the case within ten days of the judgment taking effect. In addition, the studio also revealed that Leehom Wang’s reputational rights protection case is still in progress. Leehom Wang’s fans expressed support for the studio’s rights protection actions.
On the same day, Wang Leehom responded to the incident. He said, "A lie can circle half the world in one minute, but the truth often takes a little more time." However, the reporter reviewed the tweets posted by the public account from January 1, 2024 to the present, and did not check to the apology statement. Judging from the published content, this public account basically maintains daily updates. The content is mainly entertainment industry gossip and social news. The number of headlines read is basically around 10,000 to 30,000. Tianyancha shows that Quanzhou Licheng District Yuechuang Culture Communication Co., Ltd. was established in 2015. Between 2020 and 2022, it was sued for infringement of the right to disseminate work information online. In 2018, it was engaged in online game operations without approval. be subject to administrative penalties.
There are countless celebrity reputation rights protection cases. Most celebrities sue because of rumors, slander, and spreading false information. Some of the people sued are "anti-fans" of a certain star, and some are entertainment gossip marketing accounts. Most of the time, celebrities' reputation rights protection All cases can be won. On February 5, Wang Yibo won the lawsuit against the black fans and was awarded 25,000 yuan; on January 30, the court announced that Dilraba’s black fans did not apologize; on January 11, Elva Hsiao successfully sued the black fans and was compensated 71,000 yuan... In addition, Jia Nailiang , Zhao Liying, Zhang Yixing, Yu Shuxin, Tang Yan, Huang Xuan and other artists have reputation protection cases pending in court.
It has become a routine practice for star studios to "warn with lawyers' letters" and "report blackmail", and it is also common to win reputational rights protection cases. Fans will also quickly convey "slander" demands to the studio when faced with negative rumors about artists. And save relevant evidence, and fans will also warn "passers-by" not to believe the rumors and not spread them. But in fact, celebrity accusations are not always accurate. For example, in December last year, Zhao Lusi sued netizen Huo Moumou for reputation infringement. The reason was that Huo Moumou claimed that Zhao Lusi was suspected of workplace bullying, which aroused the attention of netizens. On December 6, the defendant Huo Moumou disclosed the civil judgment he had received and said that he had not received any court notice but the court ruled that he had won the case. The court's judgment stated that "as a public figure, the plaintiff enjoys the admiration and admiration of the vast number of fans. At the same time, we should also have a higher obligation to tolerate some doubts and criticisms from some members of the public." Many cases where celebrities have won against anti-fans are basically because the defendant fabricated defamatory and derogatory content on the Internet, which has had a considerable impact and widespread impact. The media or the defendant continued to make insulting and offensive remarks about the celebrity. Compared with ordinary people's protection of reputation rights, the professional attributes of celebrities determine that celebrities must give up part of their privacy and have a higher tolerance for public criticism. For celebrities to defend their reputation rights, they must conclusively prove that the defendant’s infringing remarks have exceeded the tolerance limit of public figures. Although reputation lawsuits are handled by studios and do not require the celebrities to appear in court, individual celebrities still face online violence, rumors, and slander, and they cannot bear it. There are also many people with psychological problems. "The Internet is not a place outside the law." This cliché applies to celebrities as well as amateurs. Even if artists have to give up some of their rights for the sake of their career, it does not mean that amateurs' speech is not restricted.
Yangtze Evening News/Ziniu News reporter Shen Zhao
editor/Gong Lifang
