The court said: "There is no evidence to recognize 600 million won as a loan."
Source: Reporter Park Heon-woo
[Truth | [Reporter Gong Mina] While Twice member Nayeon and her mother won the lawsuit, the company plans to take strong action against the spread of speculative articles.
On the 19th, an official of YG Entertainment, Twice's management company, told <The Fact> about the lawsuit, "The judgment has been finalized and concluded so we have nothing to say because it is not has nothing to do with the artist's entertainment activities." However, the lawsuit was later dropped due to speculative articles, etc. “We will take tough legal action against any case of defamation or insult to artists.”
According to the legal community, on this day, the Internal Affairs Division No. 13 of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Director Choi Yong-ho) ruled that the plaintiff lost the lawsuit filed by Mr. A, mother's ex-lover. Nayeon, against Nayeon and Nayeon's Mother.
According to the judgment, Mr. A transferred about 535.9 million won hundreds of times in 12 years from August 2004 to June 2016. In addition, Nayeon and Nayeon's mother were also discovered to have paid about 115.61 million won with a credit card in Mr. A's name from March 2009 to February 2015.
Mr. A affirmed: "I lent him money for living expenses at Nayeon's mother's request and he promised to pay this money when Nayeon debuted as a singer but he broke his promise."
Regarding Mr. A's claim for compensation, the court ruled: "It is true that about 600 million won was provided but there is no evidence to confirm this is a loan."