Miyembro ng Momoland, na-stress… Nag-post ng piktyur ni Jooe na may kasamang lalaki, idedemanda

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Mariing itinanggi ng talent management ng Momoland na “in a relationship” ang isang miyem­bro ng nasabing girl group na si JooE.

Last Sept. 4 ay may nag-post kasi ng dalawang larawan sa isang online community na may titulong “JooE caught on a date.”

Sa mga larawan ay makikita si JooE walking arm in arm with an unidentified man. Mabilis na kumalat sa social media ang mga nasabing larawan.

Kaagad namang nilinaw ng MLD Entertainment na nagma-manage sa career ng grupo ang issue. Ayon sa agency, long-time friend daw ni JooE ang nakitang kasama nito sa larawan.

“Hello, this is MLD Entertainment. We would like to give our official statement regarding a rumor about MOMOLAND’s JooE that has been spreading online.

“After checking with JooE herself, we have confirmed that the man in the photo is a long-time friend of JooE who accompanied her to purchase some sound equipment.

“We have confirmed that the photos were edited with malicious intent and purposefully spread,” parte ng official statement na ini-release ng MLD Entertainment na lumabas sa Soompi.

Kinumpirma rin ng agency na plano nilang mag­hain ng legal action sa unang nag-post ng larawan.

“We had been staying silent as we did not believe the rumors deserved a response, but as our artist has expressed that she is experiencing distress due to the baseless rumors, we plan to take legal action against the person who first posted the photos, as well as against malicious commenters. Thank you,” pahayag pa ng agency.