SM Entertainment has confirmed through TVDaily that EXO-M’s Kris has recently filed a lawsuit against the company to terminate his contract.

According to Seoul Central District Court, on May 15th, Kris filed court papers to request that his exclusive contract with SM Entertainment be terminated.

Law firm Hankyul has confirmed that they will be handling the case on behalf of Kris, with their lawyer Cho Bum Suk representing Kris personally. The same law firm represented Hangeng in his lawsuit against SM Entertainment.

In a telephone conversation with eNews, Cho Bum Suk said “It’s true that Kris has filed a lawsuit today against SM Entertainment for termination of his contract.”

They continued on to say that the case will not be made public to or media in order to ensure discreetness. 

SM Entertainment released a statement saying, “We were very caught off guard by this. We will do our best to ensure that this does not effect EXO and the groups promotions as much as possible.”

Koreaboo will continue to update on this developing story. 

Source: eNews

I hope the fans give this case the respect it needs, and not try to like sneak in the court room or whatever. Let this man breathe a little, damn!