Woman who accused Hwang Jung-min fires back at Han Jung-su: 'Consumers are the real suckers'

A woman identified only as A, who raised allegations about actor Hwang Jung-min's private life, has publicly clashed with actor Han Jung-su, who came out in open defense of Hwang.

Han criticized A — who received a summary order imposing a fine on stalking charges related to Hwang — saying she should reveal her identity if she had nothing to hide and that "celebrities are suckers." A fired back with a post of her own.

According to entertainment industry sources Tuesday, A shared on her social media Monday a post Han had directed at her and shot back: "My identity has already been revealed. How can anyone say 'celebrities are suckers' in this situation?"

After listing a series of posts targeting Hwang and his wife, A challenged Han: "Do you have any idea what I've been through — the harm I suffered over two years in that relationship, or what I've endured defending myself alone against a celebrity with assets worth hundreds of billions of won after being sued?"

She then said: "Did I make my allegations under strict anonymity? I've had more feature articles written about me than Hwang Jung-min. If a celebrity does something wrong and tries to pin it on someone else, their private life can come out too."

She added: "The real suckers are the consumers who don't know any of this and pay for advertising by buying these celebrities' products."

Earlier, Han posted on his social media Saturday: "In most cases, it ends up like this. Even when the outcome comes out, the only one who suffers is the person with a recognizable face. It's so unfair and infuriating." He called celebrities "suckers."

He went on to write: "This is a completely unfair game. My sunbae Hwang Jung-min is 100 percent the one being harmed. If the person making these allegations has nothing to hide, I hope they stop hiding behind anonymity and come forward with their full identity."

On July 28, A claimed she had a personal relationship with Hwang, releasing selfies, text messages, a KakaoTalk multi-profile and recorded phone calls.

Hwang's agency, SamCompany, issued an official statement July 29 saying A was a suspect in a stalking case who had persistently harassed Hwang, and that Hwang had filed a criminal complaint against her.

The agency said the court had issued three separate restraining orders against A and had recognized the stalking charges, handing down a summary order imposing a fine of 3 million won ($2,120).

A has contested the summary order and requested a formal trial. A sentencing hearing is scheduled Tuesday at the Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Court. She has also filed a 200 million won civil damages suit against Hwang.