"Ignoring 17-month-old child, failing to pay child support"... Ex-wife of Bae Myung-ho exposes him, declares legal action [Star Issue] [Full Text]

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Jung Hye-won, the former spouse of mixed martial arts fighter Bae Myung-ho, announced that she has initiated legal proceedings against her ex-husband.

On the 18th, Jung Hye-won posted a lengthy message on her personal account, stating that Bae Myung-ho has evaded his responsibilities as a parent by failing to pay child support after their divorce, not fulfilling agreements made at the time of divorce, and avoiding debt resolution, while also cutting off contact. She said, "I will no longer endure this and am starting legal proceedings."

Jung Hye-won stated, "During our marriage, I had to deal with and manage a significant number of his recurring lifestyle issues and the resulting problems. While these issues persisted, there were many days when I had to care for our young child alone and spend sleepless nights with him. In an effort to resolve these recurring problems, I even recommended professional treatment to him, but his efforts to change did not last long, and the same problems repeated themselves. Furthermore, incidents that shook the trust between us also occurred repeatedly throughout our marriage." She continued, "As a result, the various problems he created outside of our home during our marriage eventually exceeded the scope that could be resolved by the parties involved alone, forcing us to spend a long time seeking an official judgment. Nevertheless, I endured without revealing much, hoping to protect our family and for things to improve."

She further said, "In June 2024, during the most difficult period when our 17-month-old child was repeatedly hospitalized and discharged due to pneumonia, he suddenly left home, and I did not even know the reason. Immediately after leaving home, he continued a free lifestyle, enjoying overseas trips, parties, and vacations, and consistently shared these scenes on social media." She added, "While caring for my sick child, I tried multiple times to persuade him to accompany our child to the hospital and to understand the situation, in order to find out the reason and, above all, to protect our family. However, around that time, I began to personally verify facts and circumstances I had not known before, which led me to re-examine the process that led to the breakdown of our marriage and the time we had spent together. He ultimately did not return, and we eventually concluded our marriage through a consensual divorce."

Jung Hye-won revealed, "Divorce was not the end of all problems. We agreed to raise our child together until the end and fulfill our responsibilities as parents when finalizing the divorce. However, even after that, the promises were not kept, and responsibility toward the child was not properly fulfilled." She stated, "Currently, I am proceeding with legal actions separately regarding the ongoing failure to pay child support, non-fulfillment of agreements made at the time of divorce, various financial burdens including personal debts he owed that I had to resolve on his behalf, as well as various issues during our marriage and matters arising from the process of marital breakdown."

She explained, "What made me most difficult was the child. The child had to get used to waiting for his father and experienced repeated disappointments every day when promises were not kept." She continued, "What we hoped for and promised each other at the time of divorce was that even after our marital relationship ended, we would both continue to fulfill our responsibilities as parents toward the child. He promised to resolve various financial issues before and after his fights, and I believed his words and waited. However, after winning a fight, he uploaded photos of himself returning from overseas trips on social media, continues to avoid contact to this day, and has also been evading payment of child support and fulfillment of agreed-upon matters."

Finally, Jung Hye-won added, "What I hoped for until the end was that the responsibility as a parent toward the child and the minimum obligations we had promised each other would be honored. That small child who was 17 months old at birth has now turned four years old." She concluded, "I state that this article was written based on materials and grounds from the ongoing legal proceedings. Please refrain from unverified speculation or one-sided criticism, and above all, I earnestly request that you look upon us with a warm heart so that our ordinary daily lives with the child can be protected."

Meanwhile, Bae Myung-ho has primarily competed in the welterweight division and is known by the nickname "Wolverine." He is affiliated with the Busan team TEAM MAD and is also well-known as an old sparring partner of UFC fighter Kim Dong-hyun. He has appeared on KBS 2TV's "2 Days & 1 Night," MBC's "The Hungry Men," and YouTube channel "Coach Yang TV," and currently operates his own YouTube channel.

Below is the full text of Jung Hye-won's post

Hello. I am Jung Hye-won, the former spouse of mixed martial arts fighter Bae Myung-ho.

Today, I would like to inform you that legal proceedings have begun regarding various unresolved issues.

This post is not written to criticize anyone or to create public opinion. It is written to explain why we could no longer delay seeking a judgment from the law regarding problems that have remained unresolved for a long time.

First, there were many things that occurred throughout our marriage leading up to the current situation.

During our marriage, I had to deal with and manage a significant number of his recurring lifestyle issues and the resulting problems. While these issues persisted, there were many days when I had to care for our young child alone and spend sleepless nights with him.

In an effort to resolve these recurring problems, I even recommended professional treatment to him, but his efforts to change did not last long, and the same problems repeated themselves. Furthermore, incidents that shook the trust between us also occurred repeatedly throughout our marriage.

As a result, the various problems he created outside of our home during our marriage eventually exceeded the scope that could be resolved by the parties involved alone, forcing us to spend a long time seeking an official judgment. Nevertheless, I endured without revealing much, hoping to protect our family and for things to improve.

Then, in June 2024, during the most difficult period when our 17-month-old child was repeatedly hospitalized and discharged due to pneumonia, he suddenly left home, and I did not even know the reason.

Immediately after leaving home, he continued a free lifestyle, enjoying overseas trips, parties, and vacations, and consistently shared these scenes on social media.

During this process, contacts from acquaintances and family members who checked social media continued, and each time I had to explain the situation and also requested help from his acquaintances. Our family also tried to persuade him together until the end. However, despite our family's persuasion, he ultimately did not provide any answer.

Nevertheless, while caring for my sick child, I tried multiple times to persuade him to accompany our child to the hospital and to understand the situation, in order to find out the reason and, above all, to protect our family.

However, around that time, I began to personally verify facts and circumstances I had not known before, which led me to re-examine the process that led to the breakdown of our marriage and the time we had spent together.

Thus, he ultimately did not return, and we eventually concluded our marriage through a consensual divorce. However, divorce was not the end of all problems. We agreed to raise our child together until the end and fulfill our responsibilities as parents when finalizing the divorce. However, even after that, the promises were not kept, and responsibility toward the child was not properly fulfilled.

Currently, I am proceeding with legal actions separately regarding the ongoing failure to pay child support, non-fulfillment of agreements made at the time of divorce, various financial burdens including personal debts he owed that I had to resolve on his behalf, as well as various issues during our marriage and matters arising from the process of marital breakdown.

Above all, what made me most difficult was the child. The child had to get used to waiting for his father and experienced repeated disappointments every day when promises were not kept. At some point, it became normal that he would not come, and I had to comfort and console such a child and endure those times together with him.

However, I came to accept that nothing could be resolved by waiting alone, and that the relationship between the child and his father could not be protected by my efforts alone.

What we hoped for and promised each other at the time of divorce was that even after our marital relationship ended, we would both continue to fulfill our responsibilities as parents toward the child.

I waited for a long time with the hope that the child would not suffer greater harm amidst parental conflict, and I gave him sufficient time hoping he would fulfill his responsibility as a parent on his own.

However, nothing changed over a period of more than a year. He promised to resolve various financial issues before and after his fights, and I believed his words and waited. However, after winning a fight, he uploaded photos of himself returning from overseas trips on social media, continues to avoid contact to this day, and has also been evading payment of child support and fulfillment of agreed-upon matters.

Rather than such a flashy lifestyle, I hoped that responsibility toward the child and the obligations we had promised each other would be honored first.

I do not wish to make someone's new present itself an issue. However, I believe that simply starting a new life does not mean that responsibilities and promises left behind before that disappear.

What I hoped for until the end was that the responsibility as a parent toward the child and the minimum obligations we had promised each other would be honored.

After a long wait, I could no longer delay this issue and ultimately sought a judgment from the law.

Through all these processes, I have come to reconsider the values he has publicly spoken about until now.

Before talking about the habit of winning, I think the habit of keeping promises should come first. The root lies in responsibility, love in care, and loyalty in the attitude of keeping promises. Ultimately, I believe that any value a person claims must be proven first through responsibility and promises in the closest places.

True strength does not begin by being proven in the ring, but by not turning away from responsibility. And true freedom can only be enjoyed by those who bear that responsibility until the end.

That small child who was 17 months old at birth has now turned four years old. It was not an easy time, but as the child's mother, I did not let go of my responsibilities and have come this far. Through these times, I myself became stronger than before.

I believe that someday when the child grows up more, there will be a day when he can calmly talk about what times his mother went through to protect himself and our lives. If on that day the child understands my choices and the time spent, that would be enough for me. I will no longer endure or remain silent alone from now on. To protect my life and my child's life, I will do what I need to do and summon the necessary strength.

I believe it will become clear in the future process what has been settled and what remains.

I state that this article was written based on materials and grounds from the ongoing legal proceedings.

Please refrain from unverified speculation or one-sided criticism, and above all, I earnestly request that you look upon us with a warm heart so that our ordinary daily lives with the child can be protected.

Thank you for reading until the end.

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