Baek Yoon-sik Wins Partial Lawsuit to Ban Publication and Sale of Ex-Partner's Private Life Essay

Court Orders "Destruction of Already Distributed Books"

Actor Baek Yoon-sik won a partial victory in a lawsuit he filed against a publisher to ban the publication of an essay written by his ex-girlfriend, Ms. A.

On the 3rd, the Civil Division 14 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Seo Bo-min) ruled in favor of Baek Yoon-sik in part in the lawsuit he filed against the publisher's CEO who published Ms. A's book, stating, "The book must not be published, printed, or advertised without deleting certain content."

The court also ordered that the already distributed books be recalled and destroyed.

Ms. A, a former broadcaster reporter, attracted attention when it was revealed in 2013 that she had dated Baek Yoon-sik, who is thirty years her senior.

Actor Baek Yoon-sik

Last year, Ms. A published an essay titled "Alcohol Survivor," which contained intimate personal stories from her meeting to breakup with Baek Yoon-sik.

Baek Yoon-sik's side claimed that Ms. A violated an agreement she had made in 2013 not to disclose their relationship by publishing the book, and filed a lawsuit.

In April of last year, the court partially granted Baek Yoon-sik's injunction request, ordering the deletion of parts containing sensitive private matters.

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