​On March 19, 2025, YouTuber Lee Jin Ho released an audio recording, revealing that the late actress Kim Sae Ron had secretly gotten married in New York, USA. In the recording, the woman believed to be Kim Sae Ron admitted to being married and having an abortion. She also shared that her husband controlled her social media accounts and pressured her to make their marriage public. ​

Lee Jin Ho also claimed that Kim Sae Ron’s family knew about the marriage and provided data from her phone to another YouTube channel. He also accused actor Kim Soo Hyun of being the reason for Kim Sae Ron’s decision to switch to Telegram for communication. ​

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However, this information has caused outrage in the online community. Many people believe that revealing the private life of the deceased is disrespectful and violates privacy. Kim Sae Ron’s family has also filed a lawsuit against Lee Jin Ho for allegedly spreading false information about the actress’s private life, causing her pain and violence on social media for a long time before her death. ​

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Currently, Kim Sae Ron’s family has not given an official response to the information that Lee Jin Ho announced. The incident is still attracting public attention and controversy.

In addition, many fans and netizens are questioning Lee Jin Ho’s true motives for making this sensitive information public. Some opinions say that this YouTuber is taking advantage of the incident to attract attention and increase his number of followers, instead of really wanting to clarify the truth. Meanwhile, many fans of Kim Sae Ron expressed their outrage and asked for respect for the late actress’s privacy. Currently, the authorities have not made any statements about the authenticity of the allegations that Lee Jin Ho has made.