Whistleblower Yang Hong-won changes his story: "I didn't see the affair scene… I didn't know it would blow up this much" [Star Issue]

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Person A, who had exposed allegations of an affair involving rapper Yang Hong-won, revealed that he is suffering from bipolar disorder.

On the 29th, a video titled "[Exclusive] Interview with the Whistleblower on Yang Hong-won's Affair Allegations" was uploaded to the YouTube channel Grey News.

Person A, who had raised the affair allegations against Yang Hong-won, appeared in the video.

When asked about his occupation, Person A said, "I'm not really doing anything specific right now. I used to work as an MD at a club for a long time. After that, I was trying other jobs and taking a break."

Regarding Yang Hong-won, he stated, "He is a friend I played with when we were young. We weren't friends in the sense of going to school together or anything like that," adding, "I felt much more respect toward him than any ill will."

Person A explained the reason for exposing the affair allegations against Yang Hong-won. He said, "At the time, I urgently needed money, and the friend who came to mind was him (Yang Hong-won). When I said, 'I'm sorry to say this after so long. I really feel bad, but could you lend me 300,000 won?' his reaction was incredibly absurd."

He continued, "Immediately after, a call came from the company side, and their lawyer put me down. They belittled me. That really provoked me," adding, "That lawyer said at the time, 'Do whatever you want, we will respond to it.' So I posted (the exposé)."

Person A revealed, "I have a specific time for taking my medication. My bipolar disorder and sleep disorder are quite severe. I took the medicine, went to sleep, and woke up, but things started to explode around 1 p.m. The lawyer also kept contacting me."

He had previously stated via an Instagram live broadcast after the exposé that he "wanted money and attention." Regarding this, he said, "I don't need money now," adding, "There were words I let out in a state of heightened emotion during the live stream, but that is not the case now. I didn't know how to delete my account, so I deleted Instagram itself."

Person A also said, "I have taken all the abuse one can take in a lifetime," adding, "I never imagined things would get this big." He further confessed, "My follower count isn't high, and I'm not an influencer, so I did it thinking 'who would even see this,' but my thinking was short-sighted."

When asked, "Are you certain that (Yang Hong-won) committed an affair?" he revealed, "Honestly, I don't really know if it went as far as an affair," adding, "I didn't see a scene of them having an affair." However, he explained that Yang Hong-won did accompany the woman to a motel at the time.

Person A also conveyed an apology to Yang Hong-won. He said, "I'm sorry because I didn't think things would get this big." He also apologized to Yang Hong-won's wife, Won Hyeon-ju, and their daughter.

Person A emphasized, "I am not a mentally ill person with Ripley syndrome. I do have bipolar disorder, so I am somewhat struggling, but I have not lived in a way that harms others. Somehow things have escalated like this, and I am being cursed by everyone, but I just hope people understand that I am not someone who acts recklessly."

Meanwhile, Person A is the individual who recently raised allegations of an affair involving Yang Hong-won. On the 23rd, he exposed that Yang Hong-won had accompanied another woman to a motel after they had drinks together. Controversy arose when Person A revealed the face and personal information of the woman presumed to have accompanied Yang Hong-won to the motel.

In response to such affair allegations, Yang Hong-won's agency acknowledged that he had accompanied a woman to a motel but stated, "The whistleblower demanded that we go to a motel she designated," adding, "We went to a motel to find a place to sleep while heavily intoxicated, and the woman, who had nowhere else to go, was forced to accompany us." They further claimed, "The artist fell asleep as soon as he entered the room," adding, "The woman tried to wake the sleeping artist but asked the whistleblower for help, after which she went home with the whistleblower."

Meanwhile, Yang Hong-won held a wedding ceremony in an undisclosed location in Seoul on the 18th with Won Hyeon-ju, a former model. The couple has a daughter born in 2024.

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