Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo — Here's Why
A legal representative has shared an update on former April Hyunjoo's lawsuits, which were filed by her former bandmates and former agency DSP Media.
Read on to know more.
Police Drop Defamation Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo - Here's Why
Although April has disbanded, the dispute between the members and Lee Hyunjoo has not yet ended. The conflict between them has been running for over a year now since a netizen claiming to be Hyunjoo's brother alleged that Lee was bullied by her former bandmates.
Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo – Here’s Why
As a result of his claim, the April members and DSP Media filed several lawsuits against Hyunjoo, her younger brother, and her friends for spreading false rumors on various online communities. They have previously denied the bullying allegation and asserted that they are actually the victims.
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On Feb. 23, Lee's legal representative revealed the latest happenings about the matter. They said that all seven defamation lawsuits filed against former April Hyunjoo and party have all been dropped by police without charges.
Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo – Here’s Why
Police came to this decision after concluding that it is hard to prove that the content posted online by Hyunjoo and her party consisted of "false rumors" with "malicious intentions."
The legal presentative added that any malicious comments or false speculations surrounding Lee's case will be met with strict legal consequences.
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Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo – Here’s Why
In June of last year, police also dropped the defamation charges against the younger brother of former April Hyunjoo. They explained that he had no intention to slander the girl group and that he only wrote the post out of frustration to bring out the truth.
The police also concluded that Lee did experience bullying within the group, given that the "Tumblr incident" and "shoes incident" did occur and that the content of her younger brother's post cannot be considered false as the details are related to the events that took place while Hyunjoo was still promoting as an April member.
Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo – Here’s Why
As of press time, DSP Media and the former April members have not released a statement to respond to the decision of the police dropping their lawsuits.
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Lee Hyunjoo Criticized Following Announcement of April's Disbandment
In other news, Lee Hyunjoo reaps a lot of criticism after DSP Media announced that April will disband.
This past Jan. 28, DSP Media issued a statement to officially announce April's disbandment. The agency said that they had a long period of discussion and debate with the members and have come to an agreement to go their separate ways.
Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo – Here’s Why
On Feb. 13, former April member Chaewon revealed that she has left DSP Media. She is the first band member to announce her departure from the agency. It is believed that the other members are still signed with the label.
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Police Drop Lawsuits Against Former April Hyunjoo – Here’s Why
Following the announcement of April's disbandment, many netizens bombarded Hyunjoo's social media account with criticism. It appears like they think the reason for the group's disbandment is the bullying allegation.
Some of the comments are "Hyunjoo ruined the lives of 6 people," "I hope all the disappointment of these people will return to you as misfortune," "Hyunjoo are you happy now? The people who were with you ended up like this," and more.
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Written by Mhaliya Scott
