Prosecutors in Seoul have indicted a reporter for defamation after they published false allegations that Ju Haknyeon of #TheBoyz was involved in prostitution, via Kyunghang Daily News.
It's not only the artists, a lot of people behind the scenes have been affected too:
1. A performance and production company that invested over 20 billion won and later filed a fraud complaint.
2. A video director who worked on self produced content didn't get paid around 34 million won. He said he struggled with family, office, and staff expenses, and even sold filming equipment to repay loans.
3. An music video production company didn't get paid around 68 million won, affecting about 50-60 staff members.
4. A stage costume laundry didn't get paid over 10 million won.
5. A dorm cleaning staff member didn't get paid over 10 million won.
6. Album printing companies that lost tens of billions of won.
7. A security company that worked security for the artists and the chairman's home didn't get paid around 87 million won.
8. Many of other vendors, freelancers, and staff were also affected.
A reporter who published allegations that THE BOYZ member Ju Haknyeon engaged in prostitution has been indicted on defamation charges by the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Western District Prosecutorsโ Office.
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prosecution has indicted the reporter for their false report about haknyeon's 'prostitution allegations'
link: https://t.co/EoHInNBOhb
- Reporter Choi has been indicted without detention on May 12 on a defamation charge under the Information and Communications Network Act
- haknyeon filed a complaint last june and the police launched an investigation and referred the case to the prosecution this march, reporter choi stated that they didn't know the accusations were false, the supreme court says that even if the report was proven to be untrue later on, it is unlawful to be done even if the reporter believed it to be true at that time and if they did it for public interest
- based on statements from the reporter, staff from 100, and transcripts of conversations between haknyeon and 100, the charge of defamation by stating false facts was confirmed. even if they stated their source as "several entertainment industry insiders" they failed to provide evidence during the investigation. reporter choi stated on their article that "ju haknyeon admitted to the prostitution after the company provided concrete evidence" but the investigation into 100 proved this to be untrue.
- haknyeon consistently claimed that 100 tried to remove him from the group unilaterally and that there was someone behind these prostitution allegations. haknyeon also said that a 'unidentified company official' conspired with the reporter to make that false report
- the police suspected cgw to be that official but found no evidence regarding it so they decided not to forward the case, the prosecution also reviewed the non-referral of the case and concluded that there were no issues and did not request for a re-investigation
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๐ฆ the boyz?
๐ฆ we'll be forever of course
๐ฆ like i said, we even gathered yesterday ใ ใ ใ
๐ฆ thankfully there are a lot of companies interested in the boyz as a whole
๐ฆ we have to be cautious about this so, even if it takes a bit of time please wait for us
๐ฆ deobi said they'll protect the boyz right
๐ฆ the boyz said too that they'll protect deobi
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