American entertainment outlet TMZ famous for breaking the biggest stories in Hollywood and is considered a tabloid-style media powerhouse has now picked up the ongoing scandal involving top Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun. Often referred to as the “American Dispatch” for its similar role in entertainment journalism, TMZ is notorious for not holding back when it comes to exposing public figures, and their new headline related to Kim Soo-hyun is no exception.
In particular, TMZ’s article about Kim Soo-hyun’s latest press conference where he denied dating late actress Kim Sae-ron since she was a minor, was titled, “Actor Kim Soo-hyun: I Never Had Sex with Kim Sae-ron When She Was a Minor”.
It seems that with TMZ’s bold coverage, Kim Soo-hyun’s situation, which has dominated Korean headlines for weeks, is going global. Additionally, many K-netizens expressed their shock at TMZ’s crude wording, describing those as “ruthless” and “humiliating” for Kim Soo-hyun.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- As expected, American media goes straight to the point
- Naver is trying to censor articles, but America displays it all on the headline
- The title is… straightforward
- This is humiliating
- Woah, American media is truly ruthless
