In a recent phone interview, OMEGA X's former CEO, Kang Seong Hee, denied all the accusations made against her, such as sexual harassment and physical & verbal abuse towards the group's members.

OMEGA X's Former CEO Denies Accusations of Abuse & Harassment Towards Members

Last October, one of OMEGA X's fans made a post on Twitter claiming that they had seen the CEO of the group's company, SPIRE Entertainment, hitting the members after their concert in Los Angeles. SPIRE responded that the group and the label had "resolved all their misunderstandings," and the CEO also denied that any abuse had occurred in a phone call with SBS News.

However, SBS News released an exclusive footage of the Los Angeles incident. SPIRE Entertainment then issued another statement to apologize and announce that their agency CEO, Kang Seong Hee, had resigned.

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On Nov. 11, SBS News reported that SPIRE Entertainment asked the 11 members of OMEGA X on Nov. 10 to pay 300 to 400 million won (approximately $230,000 to $300,000) per person as settlement fees.

Then, on Nov. 16, OMEGA X held a press conference with their legal representatives. It was during that time that the members revealed that they also faced sexual harrassment from former CEO Kang, in addition to physical and mental abuse.

However, Kang Seong Hee once again denied all the accusations made against her.

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On Dec. 4 local time, The New York Times published an article containing excerpts from their recent phone interview with Kang who has been accused of sexually harassing and physically & mentally assaulting the OMEGA X members in the past.

In the interview, former CEO Kang refuted all allegations and claimed that she "took care of them like a mother." She added that OMEGA X Jaehan, who fell at the Los Angeles hotel, "collapsed on his own."

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Kang Seong Hee also expressed her hope that members will resume their activities with Spire Entertainment. Kang also said that her request for the members to pay the agency's debts is justified. She even said that she believes the members accused her of abuse as part of their plan to move to a larger agency.

Additionally, in the article, The New York Times included a testimonial from one of the individuals who worked at concert venues of OMEGA X's tour in the United States and Latin America.

Gigi Granados, a cosmetologist who attended the group's show at Palladium Times Square in New York City, said that she had witnessed former CEO Kang screaming at the members of the group at their hotel after the performance.

OMEGA X's Agency Addresses Reports That They Cut Off Group's Access to Fancafe + Changed Their Personal Passwords

In other news, on Dec. 2, Sports Kyunghyang reported that Spire Entertainment had prevented OMEGA X from logging into their own fancafe by changing all of the members' individual passwords without prior notice.

Later that day, the agency responded that the change in passwords is due to the change in the staff member in charge of fan marketing. They added that once that transition is complete, the members' access will be restored. The further explained that the password change was to prevent the members' personal information from leaking during the process of changing the marketing staff.

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Written by Maria Scott