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Accuser claiming 'Yang Hong-won school violence' faces criminal charges for trespassing and breaking mirror
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Accuser claiming 'Yang Hong-won school violence' faces criminal charges for trespassing and breaking mirror

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Rapper Yang Hong-won's agency announced legal action against an accuser.
  • The accuser claimed to be a victim of school violence by Yang Hong-won.
  • The agency stated they would pursue criminal charges against the accuser for defamation and other offenses.

AP Alchemy, the agency representing rapper Yang Hong-won, has announced its intention to take legal action against an individual who has accused the artist of school violence. The accusations recently surfaced on online community platforms.

The agency released an official statement via its social media channels on August 21st. In the statement, AP Alchemy addressed the online posts claiming the accuser was a victim of school violence perpetrated by their artist. The agency firmly denied these allegations and stated their commitment to protecting their artist's reputation.

AP Alchemy declared that they would be pursuing criminal charges against the accuser. The specific charges mentioned include defamation and unauthorized entry into Yang Hong-won's studio, where the accuser allegedly broke a mirror. The agency emphasized that they would not tolerate such actions and would take all necessary legal steps to address the situation.

Recently, a post claiming to have been a victim of school violence by an artist from our company and to expose it was posted on a community site.

โ€” AP AlchemyAddressing the online accusations of school violence.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.