Claimed in court the day before “no intentional defamation”
Idol member accused of insulting appearance and spreading false videos about fan management,
Jang Won-young of IVE poses at the ‘2023 SBS Gayo Daejeon’ red carpet event at Inspire Arena in Jung-gu, Incheon on the afternoon of Christmas, December 25th, 2023. 2023.12.25/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Kwon Hyun-jin,
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, “(Incheon=News1) Reporter Park So-young = The ‘cyber leaker (a YouTuber who spreads false information)’ who was indicted for spreading fake news about Jang Won-young, a member of the famous idol group ‘IVE,’ has been additionally charged with defaming another idol group’s honor.”,
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, “The Incheon District Prosecutors’ Office, Criminal Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Yoo Jung-ho), announced on the 3rd that they have additionally charged A (35, female), the operator of the ‘talent acceptance facility,’ with the charges of defamation and insult under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.”,
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, ‘A was charged for posting a false video on their YouTube channel in August 2022, criticizing the fan management practices of a male idol group, thereby defaming the honor of the idol group and interfering with the management operations of the agency.’,
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, ‘In addition, A was also charged with posting insulting videos about the appearance of two female idol group members from July 2022 to January 2023 on their YouTube channel. It was confirmed that these two individuals are not affiliated with IVE.’,
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, ‘During the first trial conducted on the previous day for the charges of posting false videos about various celebrities, including Jang, A denied the charges. A’s defense lawyer claimed, “While acknowledging the production of the videos, there was no intention to defame their honor.”‘,
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, ‘The prosecution’s analysis of A’s YouTube channel account revealed that A had earned 250 million won in profits over a period of two years starting from June 2021. The prosecution has frozen A’s assets, including real estate and deposits worth about 200 million won, through a pre-seizure measure before the trial.’,
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, ‘Furthermore, Jang, who suffered continuous defamation due to the dissemination of false information, has filed a civil lawsuit against A claiming damages, and the court ruled in January to “pay Jang Won-young 100 million won.”‘,