LoL megastar Faker files suit against 'fans' who slandered his mum and posted obscene drawings
The League of Legends megastar Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok and his team T1 have launched suit against a small group of individuals who repeatedly engaged in online harassment directed at the player. The lawsuit was filed on July 19 in South Korea (thanks, Invenglobal(opens in new tab)) against «the John Does that have continuously and repeatedly harassed Lee 'Faker' Sang-hyeok online».
The team's lawyers are Park Ji-won and Noh You-hyeon, from the firm APEX Law, who spoke to Korean press after filing the complaint. «We are filing criminal lawsuits only towards those that repeatedly and habitually left such malicious comments, as [Faker] felt that these individuals need to be severely sanctioned. As such, there will be no plea nor favorable arrangement deals.»
Asked to clarify exactly what might constitute such behaviour, the lawyers said being too specific may reveal the identities of those that are the subject of the suit. «To give examples, they were slanders targeted towards Faker’s mother and drawings that would be considered unspeakably foul.»
T1's representatives emphasised that Faker «believes that objective assessments of a player’s performance and career from the fans are something that a pro player has to bear. However, unjustified criticism and personal attacks isn’t something to be accepted.»
T1 has an enormously successful record in League of Legends, and its prominence within the scene has led to flashpoints with fans before, leading to several historical public statements against harassment of players. But recently the atmosphere seems to have changed from tolerance and pleas for better behaviour into fighting back. Earlier this year, it filed suit on behalf of coach Kim 'Moment' Ji-hwan after he'd received
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