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'Squid Game' star Oh Yeong-su indicted for sexual misconduct
By Karen Butler
Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Squid Game Golden Globe winner Oh Yeong-su has been indicted in South Korea on sexual misconduct charges.
Prosecutors announced Friday that the 78-year-old actor had been charged recently and released without detention.
He was accused in December 2021 of inappropriately touching a woman in 2017. Police had closed the case in April without filing charges but prosecutors reopened the case following a request from the victim.
Oh, who plays Oh Il-nam on the Netflix hit, Squid Game, has denied the charges.
"I just held her hand to guide the way around the lake," Oh told Korean news broadcaster JTBC.
"I apologized because [the person] said she wouldn't make a fuss about it but it doesn't mean that I admit the charges."
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Arcade Fire's lead singer was accused of sexual misconduct.
Why can't fans get ticket refunds?
Jenna Benchetrit · CBC News ·
Posted: Nov 24, 2022 9:42 PM ET | Last Updated: November 26
WARNING: This article contains content about sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it.
When tickets to Arcade Fire's tour dates went on sale in May, Adam Lazarus quickly snatched up a pair for himself and his wife. Both were huge fans of the Canadian rock band, which rose to supernova status in the early-2000s with a critically acclaimed sound and a global audience.
"At this moment in the pandemic, I was really excited that they were coming back. I liked the new album a lot and wanted to go see it as a celebration," the Toronto theatre professor told CBC News.
But just a few months later, music publication Pitchfork reported that Arcade Fire's lead singer, Win Butler, had been accused of sexual misconduct by four people. A fifth allegation was published by the same outlet this week.
As the band's two opening acts — first Leslie Feist, then Beck — left the tour, Lazarus and other fans quickly made a decision to get a refund on their tickets.
Please go to CBC for the rest of this story.
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Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years in China
on rape, group sex charges
Performer was accused of luring women, teens with promises of jobs and other opportunities
The Associated Press ·
Posted: Nov 25, 2022 7:48 AM ET |
Kris Wu arrives on the red carpet at the iHeartRadio MMVAs in Toronto on Aug. 26, 2018.
(Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape.
Beijing's Chaoyang District Court said Wu was given 11 years and six months for raping three women in 2020, and one year and 10 months for the "crime of assembling a crowd to engage in sexual promiscuity" for a 2018 event in which he and others assaulted two women they had gotten drunk.
The court said the three victims in the rape case had also been drunk and were unable to consent.
It said a combined 13-year sentence was agreed on and Wu would be immediately deported after serving his time.
"According to the facts ... the nature, circumstances and harmful consequences of the crime, the court made the above judgment," the court said in an online statement.
A Canadian diplomat was in court to hear the sentencing, it said.
Fine for tax evasion
Wu was also slapped with a fine of 600 million yuan ($110 million Cdn) for evading taxes by massively underreporting his earnings from performances, advertisements and other sources of income.
The June trial of the 32-year-old former member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO was closed to the public to protect the victims' privacy.
Wu has been detained since August 2021 while police conducted an investigation in response to comments online that he "repeatedly lured young women" to have sex, according to a police statement at that time.
That year, a teenager accused him of having sex with her while she was drunk. Wu, known in Chinese as Wu Yifan, denied the accusation.
The teenager then said seven other women contacted her to say Wu seduced them with promises of jobs and other opportunities. She said some were under 18.
Rape is punishable by three to 10 years in prison, although exceptional cases can result in harsher sentences up to death. The second charge Wu faced is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Wu grew up in Guangzhou in China and in Vancouver. He left the group EXO in 2014 after being a member for two years to pursue a solo career in China.
At the time of his detention, Wu was an ambassador for 15 brands, such as Bulgari, Lancome, Louis Vuitton and Porsche, all of which immediately severed ties with him.
Apparently, any form of vetting was trumped by popularity.
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