Singer and actor Kim Min-jong has announced his intention to take strong legal action against MC Mong for raising various allegations, including involvement in illegal gambling circles. Despite this, MC Mong has come forward with further accusations against Kim.
During his second TikTok live broadcast held on the 19th, MC Mong repeated his claims regarding 'A', a relative of One Hundred label Chairman Cha Ga-won, whom he had mentioned in the previous day's broadcast, and once again brought up Kim Min-jong's name.
MC Mong alleged, "Because A has overseas permanent residency, he frequents foreigner-only hotel casinos in Korea. Kim Min-jong follows him there. It’s a place where ordinary Koreans can't even enter, but he goes there. He stays there like a doorman." However, the veracity of the claims made by MC Mong has not been verified as of now.
Previously, on the 18th, MC Mong sparked controversy by unilaterally claiming that Kim Min-jong drives a luxury car provided by A and receives 10 million won in tips whenever illegal gambling groups, known as 'Badugi,' engage in illegal gambling at various bars.
In response, Kim Min-jong's side stated through his legal representative on the same day, "Groundless rumors regarding Kim Min-jong's private life and malicious allegations are spreading indiscriminately, centered around online communities and social media," adding, "The content currently being discussed is entirely false."
They continued, "Sensational and malicious defamatory content is spreading without any verification of facts or guarantees of the right to reply," and stated, "We plan to hold those responsible legally after verifying the facts regarding the problematic claims."
Regarding his first disclosure where he mentioned that BAEKHYUN had received a gambling proposal from A's group, MC Mong refrained from further comment, saying, "BAEKHYUN is such a genuinely good person that I don't even want to talk about him like this. I still feel sorry for him, and I love him so much. There is no one like him."
Following this, MC Mong expressed his intention to stop the two rounds of disclosures and focus on his internet broadcasting as a TikTok DJ for the time being.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)