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Pink Villa
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Ex-TVXQ's Kim Junsu wins as extortion culprit gets 7-year imprisonment in 840 million KRW scam
A 30-something female BJ, referred to as A, was convicted of extorting large sums from K-pop artist Kim Junsu. After two trials, she was sentenced to 7 years in prison, under the Specific Economic Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act. She re-appealed the verdict, and, as per the latest updates by K-media outlet Star News on June 24, the court ultimately upheld the original sentence. Kim Junsu has now officially won the case. About Kim Junsu's extortion case The 10-1 Criminal Division (Na) of the Seoul High Court maintained the 7-year prison sentence for BJ A, on grounds of extorting around 800 million KRW (600,000 USD) from former TVXQ member Kim Junsu. She threatened to leak private conversations on as many as 101 occasions, between September 2020 and October 2023. During the second trial held last month, the court cited the punishment order to be based on evidence and severity of her crime. Among the evidence submitted by the prosecution, there was a recorded blackmail call. The duration, contents, and impact on the call on the victim's mental health, made the Supreme Court label the crime as "extremely serious." As part of the ruling, A's mobile phone was also ordered to be confiscated to prevent potential further harm. As the final verdict went against the BJ too, she reflected on herself and seeked forgiveness for her crimes. Defendant apologized for blackmailing Kim Junsu "I sincerely apologize to the victim who was hurt and suffered because of me," A said. She mentioned being "addicted to propofol" due to her severe depression, insomnia, and panic disorder, leading to her resorting to the unlawful means of money extortion. She mentioned, "I caused the victim a lot of damage mentally and financially" and wrote letters of apology to Kim Junsu. She continued, "I swear that I will never cause the same damage to the victim again, even if it means risking my life." Regarding her life after she comes out of jail, she reveals plans of getting a nursing license and helping cancer patients like her father.
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Singer Park Hyo Shin once again caught up with the police and faces a lawsuit for alleged fraud
Singer Park Hyo Shin has time and time again been caught up in controversies in the past couple of years. The latest that is hitting the headlines hard is the lawsuit that has been filed against the singer for alleged fraudulent activities. Fraud Lawsuit Filed Against Hyo Shin Park Hyo Shin has come under the microscope once again as his former agency has filed a lawsuit against him for alleged fraud. He has been served a lawsuit based on violating the Specific Economic Crimes Aggravated Punishment Act (fraud) and for causing hindrance in business. As reported by news outlet SPOTV News, former reps of his agency as well as shareholders from the company all filed the lawsuit together against the singer on April 7. The lawsuit was filed in Yongsan Police Station in Seoul, where the plaintiffs made the claim that Hyo Shin lied to them about the company's shares. New shares of his former agency were given to Hyo Shin as well as other shareholders of the firm. The plaintiffs stated that Hyo Shin made them believe that there was a 'nominee trust agreement' and that he had put a number of shares under their name, even though that was not the case. The plaintiffs also claim that during a recent general shareholders meeting of the company, Hyo Shin appointed employees loyal to him as directors allegedly and also exercised voting rights over said shares. This all happened in March 2022. They have also alleged that he did a similar thing in August 2023 and also fired the former CEO of the company. However, as quoted from Allkpop, the singer's representative has fully denied all allegations during a public media interview and has shared that he is undergoing a civil lawsuit and hasn't been sued for fraud by anyone. Previous lawsuits against the singer As previously shared, Hyo Shin has undergone other lawsuits as well. His first lawsuit came in 2006 when his former agency alleged that the singer had ended their contract without notice and illegally. The next lawsuit occurred in 2008 with another former agency for a similar case. This lawsuit has become the singer's fifth in total. Currently the singer is active in the music industry and is also all set to perform in the 10th-anniversary production of ' Phantom '. Stay updated with the latest Best Hindi Movies , Best Tamil Movies , Best Telugu Movies , Best english Movies , Best Malayalam Movies
