A now-defunct YouTube channel known for spreading rumors about celebrities has been ordered to pay heavy damages after courts ruled it defamed two members of the K-pop group BTS. On Jan. 23, the Seoul Western District Court’s Civil Appeals Division ordered the operator of the YouTube channel Talduksooyongso to pay a total of 86 million won ($65,000) in damages for posting false videos about V and Jungkook. The appellate court partially overturned an earlier ruling ordering the defendant, identified only as A, to pay an additional 5 million won each to V and Jungkook. The court said the revised damages better reflected the harm caused to the artists’ reputations. In the original ruling in February last year, the court ordered A to pay 51 million won to BTS’ agency BigHit Music, 10 million won to V and 15 million won to Jungkook. The defendant was also required to cover interest and litigation costs. Both sides later appealed the decision. The lawsuit stemmed from videos uploaded by Talduksooyongso, which gained notoriety in 2021 for producing content centered on unverified allegatio
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