[Exclusive]"No agreement": Hwang Jung-min rejects court's forced mediation in 'stalking' dispute with Person A

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Actor Hwang Jung-min has refused to accept the Seoul Central District Court's decision to impose forced mediation in a damages lawsuit filed by Person A, who raised allegations regarding his private life.

According to an investigation by StarNews, Hwang Jung-min directly informed the court on the 18th of his intention to file an objection against the court's decision on the 14th to impose forced mediation in a damages lawsuit worth over 200 million won filed by Person A.

Forced mediation is a system where the trial panel determines settlement conditions between both parties ex officio. If no objection is raised within two weeks after the court's decision, it takes effect as a judgment and effectively reaches a mediated agreement. When a mediation panel issues a forced mediation (a decision substituting for mediation), the parties may file an objection within two weeks from the date they receive the decision document.

Hwang Jung-min's side had already stated its position that it had no intention of reaching an agreement with Person A and would not attend, submitting an opinion on procedural matters to the mediation panel via legal representatives on the 11th.

Person A filed a damages lawsuit against Hwang Jung-min in February seeking 200 million won. Person A claims that after being offered a soju business venture by Hwang Jung-min, they did not receive proper compensation for tasks such as creating design proposals and writing screenplays. The trial panel handling the case issued a decision to refer the matter to mediation in June to encourage settlement between both parties.

Meanwhile, Person A has recently claimed on social media that they had a past private relationship with Hwang Jung-min and have been releasing call records and message contents allegedly exchanged with him. In response, Hwang Jung-min's side refuted these claims, leading to an ongoing dispute. Consequently, Hwang Jung-min filed a criminal complaint against Person A for stalking in August 2025, and the court imposed temporary measures on Person A, including three bans on approaching Hwang Jung-min. Subsequently, the court issued a summary order imposing a fine of 3 million won on Person A; however, Person A objected to this and requested a formal trial.

Thereafter, at the closing arguments for Person A's alleged violations of the Stalking Punishment Act held on the 11th before Judge Kim Yeong-a (Director) of the Goyang Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court Criminal Division 4, the Prosecution Service requested a fine of 10 million won, which is higher than the amount in the summary order.

The Prosecution Service cited as reasons for the request that the criminal acts spanned a long period, contact attempts were excessively frequent, and threatening posts were made on social media. The prosecution also asked the court to consider that Hwang Jung-min's side has submitted a plea for severe punishment against Person A.

In his final statement, Person A acknowledged wrongdoing regarding some of their actions but pleaded, "Being called a stalker who chased one person unilaterally for two years is a completely different story." They added, "I hope the court will examine who initiated contact first and what agreements were made between us," and requested, "It is not just a matter of punishment; I cannot bear that everything becomes something done unilaterally by one person. Please judge based on exactly what the records say." The sentencing for Person A is scheduled for September 8.

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