On April 13, 2023, YG Entertainment released a (kind of) strongly worded statement, following the malicious and baseless rumors surrounding BLACKPINK’s Rosé.
The statement reads as follows:
“This is YG Entertainment.
We reveal that the rumors associated with BLACKPINK’s Rosé that are spreading on various online communities, social media, etc. are clear false information.
We are taking legal action against acts that violate the human rights of and defame our agency artist.
We are currently monitoring those who created and spread the rumors, and will take strong legal action in the future without any leniency or settlement.”
Rumors of BLACKPINK’s Rosé started spreading on social media after the Chief Creative Officer of Burberry uploaded a photo of the “Gone” singer and his acquaintances in the house of designer Eva Chow.
The photo drew traction, after which people online started speculating that Rosé was dating actor Kang Dong-won. The BLACKPINK vocalist was also hit with drug-related rumors after the netizens also claimed that she was taking drugs, after pointing out that the white powder that can be seen in the photo.
Due to the immense backlash received by the photo, Burberry Chief Creative Officer Riccardo Tisci removed his Instagram post.
BLINKs strongly defended Rosé on the Internet and denounced the false rumors surrounding the artist.
why are y’all spreading this? this was obviously a fandom joke but y’all were the ones ACCUSING OF ROSÉ DOING DRUGS! even after we proved it was false y’all still kept going. stfu btch and go save funds for that lawyer 🥱 https://t.co/HqDMYdi6dB
— 𓆩♡𓆪 (@GhoulPinks) April 13, 2023
they're saying rosé dyeing her hair is proof of drugs WHAT LMFAO 😭 pic.twitter.com/Z8GfTAH5yQ
— PINKCHELLA🪐🥀🎡 (@pinksviral) April 12, 2023
https://twitter.com/firelaIisa/status/1646231754296967169?s=20
[YG Entertainment]
"The rumors related to Blackpink Rosé that are spreading in some online communities and social media are clearly false. We are taking legal action against acts that violate the human rights of our artists and damage their reputation” pic.twitter.com/Rm3RzFhhG1
— chiara (@skintypink) April 13, 2023
YG Entertainment announces that they will be taking legal action against those spreading intentional lies claiming that #BLACKPINK’s #ROSÉ was using cocaine in a photo with friends.
🔗: https://t.co/c7bc1Sgwl8 pic.twitter.com/B928cgylBs
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) April 13, 2023
Whoever run this filo BLACKPINK – BLINK page with 1.4m followers, thank you for defending and protecting Rosé. And for exposing and reporting those antis. pic.twitter.com/5lbiJr0L3O
— ℘ųཞ℘Ɩɛ Ɩơ۷ɛ💜 (@_Itsme_Purple) April 12, 2023
[User post] Rosé from BLACKPINK Faces Online Attacks, The Ugly Reality of Cyberbullying in K-Pop https://t.co/oM1KFzrU7D pic.twitter.com/e6nrCOOTjX
— Pannkpop (@pannkpop) April 12, 2023
The only time this person updates about ROSÉ is to make a joke. It's important to be cautious about following anyone who defends them as they cud potentially be their supporters using a fake ROSÉ-related account to spread negativity and to bash ROSÉ.
it’s always u, @GIRL0VESICK. https://t.co/DRgFbCfjKV pic.twitter.com/z7mcRfcSMn
— ROSÉ DAILY (@rosedailyupdate) April 12, 2023
Even though these rumors have already been debunked by YG Entertainment themselves, some people on the internetstill choose to spread unnecessary hate towards BLACKPINK’s Rosé. Disappointed, but not surprised. Some people really do need to step outside for a second and maybe, rethink their life.
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