A court has ordered the operator of the ‘Deduction Camp’ channel, accused of defaming BTS members V and Jungkook, to pay a total of 86 million won in damages.
On the 23rd, the Seoul Western District Court’s Civil Appeal Division 2-1 ruled in favor of Big Hit Music, V, and Jungkook in their lawsuit against the YouTube channel operator, identified as A. The court partially overturned the first trial’s decision, ordering an additional 5 million won payment to V and Jungkook, respectively.
In the first trial held in February last year, the court had ruled that A must pay 51 million won to Big Hit Music, 10 million won to V, and 15 million won to Jungkook.
The court also ordered A to bear the interest on the delayed payments and the costs incurred during the litigation process. However, both the plaintiffs and A appealed the decision.
‘Deduction Camp’ was a YouTube channel known for creating videos based on malicious rumors about idols since 2021, and it has since been deleted.
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