Min Hee-jin denies involvement in NewJeans’ contract termination

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ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin has denied that she’s involved in NewJeans‘ contract termination plans, filing new lawsuits against two HYBE executives and two Dispatch reporters for defamation.Yesterday (December 2), Min Hee-jin’s legal counsel issued a new statement announcing that the music executive has filed new defamation cases against two Dispatch reporters, along with HYBE’s ex-CEO Park Ji-won and PR chief Park Tae-hee.In the complaints made to police, Min accused Park Ji-won and Park Tae-hee of violating South Korean communications laws.

She alleged both HYBE executives “actively utilised illegally obtained private conversations, adding false claims to create public negative opinion” of Min, per The Korea Times.Meanwhile, the two Dispatch reporters, identified as Kim Ji-ho and Park Hye-jin, were accused of defamation.

She alleged that the reporters “published false articles with the intent to defame”, while being “fully aware of the malicious intentions behind HYBE’s actions”.Min’s newly filed complaints come shortly after Dispatch published an article on December 2 accusing Min of being a “hidden hand” in NewJeans’ public pushback against HYBE in recent months.According to Korea JoongAng Daily, these include their unsanctioned livestream in September calling for Min’s return to ADOR as CEO, member Hanni’s appearance at the National Assembly in October and their press conference last week announcing plans to terminate their contracts with ADOR and HYBE.In the December 2 article, Dispatch also claimed that Min had been manipulating NewJeans to leave HYBE, claiming she previously “tried to seduce” HYBE executives to achieve her goals.