[Exclusive]"Does this make sense?" Ex-wife's fury... Appeal trial in May 21 regarding Hong Seob-beom's son and 'affair allegations' [Comprehensive]

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The appeal trial over a damages lawsuit involving the son of singer Hong Seob-beom and his ex-wife, who are embroiled in an affair allegation, will resume next month. As ex-wife A expressed anger toward B, Hong Seob-beom's son, stating he "did not come properly prepared," attention is focused on whether there will be progress in the upcoming trial.

According to StarNews' verification on the 24th, the Family Court Division 1 of Daejeon is scheduled to hold the third round of arguments in the appeal trial of the damages lawsuit filed by ex-wife A against Hong Seob-beom's son B for the dissolution of a de facto marriage. The court decided to continue the arguments about a month after the second round on the 23rd.

Originally, the second round was scheduled for the 26th of last month, but B's side requested a change in the date the day before, which the court accepted. Given that the case became known after the exposure by the YouTube channel 'Garo-Sero Research Institute' (hereinafter 'Gase-yeon') on the 23rd of last month, it was speculated that B's side felt burdened.

It was reported that the second round of arguments was conducted through a one-way video conferencing system that restricted mutual dialogue. After the second round, A expressed strong dissatisfaction with B's side's response.

On the 23rd, A criticized on her SNS, "Does it make sense to come unprepared even in the appeal trial? The grounds for the claim were incorrectly written, and how can you not even respond to the appeal?"

She continued, "Because of this, the trial has been delayed by another month. I am so angry that the trial is being delayed for such an unreasonable reason. Why drag this out to the point of exhaustion just to receive some punishment?"

Previously, in September 2024, A filed a lawsuit for damages due to the dissolution of a de facto marriage, claiming that B committed infidelity during their marital life, leading to the breakdown of their relationship. In particular, A alleged that B began an inappropriate relationship with a colleague teacher just one month after she became pregnant.

The first-instance court ruled in September last year that B was at fault, ordering him to pay 30 million won in compensation and 800,000 won per month in child support. A appealed the first-instance judgment in October of the same year.

Additionally, A engaged in a dispute with B over whether his parents had neglected their duties and failed to pay child support. In response, Hong Seob-beom and Jo Gap-kyung stated through the media, "We sincerely apologize to the public for the disappointment and inconvenience caused."

They further said, "After returning to Korea, we personally reviewed relevant documents, including the judgment, and the process of the divorce lawsuit, and we have seriously confirmed that there is a discrepancy between what we were told and the actual facts. Regardless of the factual circumstances, we refrained from intervening in the divorce process out of respect for our adult son's privacy and autonomy. However, as parents, we deeply regret our failure to closely examine our son's mistakes. We sincerely apologize for not setting a good example as public figures."

They also stated, "Although the other party's appeal trial is ongoing, we will strictly guide our son through his legal representative to ensure that his obligations under the first-instance judgment, including child support and compensation, are fulfilled as soon as possible." They added, "Above all, we fully respect the other party's decision regarding the birth and upbringing of our granddaughter, and we will watch over our son to ensure he fulfills his responsibility as a father to the end."

Meanwhile, Hong Seob-beom and Jo Gap-kyung married in 1994 and have one son and two daughters. They have appeared in numerous family variety shows, including SBS 'Star Junior Show Bungeoppang', JTBC 'Yoo Ja-sik's Eight-Fate', and 'My Daughter's Men' seasons 3 and 4. Last year, they also appeared on MBC Every1 and MBN's 'They're All Grown Up But Still Won't Leave Home', sharing their daily lives with their two daughters, who were raised as "kangaroo families."

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