SPIRE Leisure is much from completed with their former artist OMEGA X, it appears.
On March 19, 2024, SPIRE Leisure held a press convention stating that the company’s former company, Kang Seong-hee, had been sexually harassed by a member of OMEGA X throughout their tour in america in 2022.
SPIRE Leisure asserted that their former CEO “will not be a legal however a sufferer of sexual harassment.” In the course of the press convention, SPIRE Leisure’s present CEO Hwang Seong-woo performed a surveillance digicam clips supposedly exhibiting OMEGA X member Lee Hwi-chan touching the previous CEO inappropriately.
The movies had been apparently misplaced till about two weeks in the past, based on SPIRE Leisure, and can be used as proof within the fees they are going to press towards Lee Hwi-chan for sexual assault.
The present CEO, who’s the husband of the previous CEO, mentioned that the incident occurred when OMEGA X was on tour final July 2022.
“The members had been ingesting after work and discussing when to start their necessary army service with our staff,” says Hwang Seong-woo. He afterward added that whereas his spouse (former CEO) was taken apart by Lee Hwi-chan as a result of he was upset about doing his army service after they (OMEGA X) had simply “pulled one thing off” of their profession, Lee “pressured himself” onto her.
Hwang Seong-woo continued saying, “Kang tried to push Lee Hwi-chan away, however he didn’t let up and saved touching her. Kang saved on making an attempt to undress her higher physique. She pushed him away and informed him off, however Lee pressured himself onto her. She felt threatened and calmed him down in order to not provoke him.”
Hwang additionally mentioned that every one 11 members of OMEGA X had been informed of the incident after they had been within the means of terminating their contracts with SPIRE Leisure again in 2022.
In rebuttal to the claims made by SPIRE Leisure, OMEGA X’s present company IPQ Leisure launched a press release saying that the claims had been false and that they (SPIRE Leisure) had been doing this to “hinder group actions.”
IPQ Leisure launched a prolonged and detailed assertion, which incorporates photograph proof and the mentioning of different instances with the opposite members of OMEGA X, however here’s a shorter and condensed model of it (as translated by Soompi):
“We specific deep remorse and strongly criticize SPIRE Leisure for his or her unilateral claims primarily based on fragmented CCTV footage. The footage fails to precisely symbolize the general context of the incident and is getting used unjustly to painting Hwi-chan as a perpetrator of an indecent act of compulsion. We as soon as once more demand the discharge oif all CCTV footage from that day and name for cooperation to uncover the reality. We’ll puruse authorized motion for the false allegations towards Hwi-chan for an indecent act by compulsion.
We specific deep concern for the unjust scenario confronted by OMEGA X and can made each effort to guard the rights and honor of all our artists together with member Hwi-chan by utilizing all obtainable authorized means. We request the energetic cooperation of all events concerned to make sure a good and correct investigation.
We hope for a swift decision to the unjust struggling endured by the members who, regardless of enduring irregular habits inside SPIRE Leisure for 2 years, refused to surrender on their goals. We stay assured that the reality will ultimately be revealed.
Lastly, we specific our gratitude to everybody together with followers for his or her unwavering love and help amidst the extended authorized proceedings, lawsuits, and dissemination of false data. We pledge transparency and honesty to regain the belief of our artists, followers, and the general public.”
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