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BTS’ V, left, and Jungkook / Xportsnews
A now-defunct YouTube channel identified for spreading rumors about celebrities has been ordered to pay heavy damages after courts dominated it defamed two members of the Ok-pop group BTS.
On Jan. 23, the Seoul Western District Court docket’s Civil Appeals Division ordered the operator of the YouTube channel Talduksooyongso to pay a complete of 86 million gained ($65,000) in damages for posting false movies about V and Jungkook.
The appellate court docket partially overturned an earlier ruling ordering the defendant, recognized solely as A, to pay an extra 5 million gained every to V and Jungkook. The court docket mentioned the revised damages higher mirrored the hurt brought on to the artists’ reputations.
Within the authentic ruling in February final yr, the court docket ordered A to pay 51 million gained to BTS’ company BigHit Music, 10 million gained to V and 15 million gained to Jungkook. The defendant was additionally required to cowl curiosity and litigation prices. Each side later appealed the choice.
The lawsuit stemmed from movies uploaded by Talduksooyongso, which gained notoriety in 2021 for producing content material centered on unverified allegations and malicious rumors about Ok-pop idols. The channel has since been deleted, nevertheless it has remained a flashpoint in debates over on-line harassment and accountability.
BigHit Music and the artists mentioned the movies contained false claims that significantly broken their reputations, prompting them to take authorized motion in what many followers considered as a take a look at case for whether or not nameless gossip channels might be held financially accountable.
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