Jessi points apology after fan was allegedly assaulted in entrance of her

Korean-American rapper Jessi has apologised for leaving the scene after a fan was allegedly assaulted in entrance of her.

Earlier this month, JTBC reported that an 18-year-old fan of the rapper had been assaulted by one in every of her acquaintances after he requested her for a photograph. Within the included CCTV footage, Jessi was seated outdoor with 4 acquaintances when the fan approached them, presumably to ask for a photograph with the rapper.

One of many males started behaving aggressively in the direction of the fan and whereas Jessi tried to intervene, he ultimately struck the fan within the face. She shortly left the scene quickly after.

After the information broke, Jessi issued an apology on her social media accounts and acknowledged that she had solely met the assailant on that day. Per KoreaJoonAngDaily, she additionally stated that she had been “too flustered” by the scenario and “didn’t fastidiously take into account the fan”. Nonetheless, she continued to face criticism for the incident.

Yesterday (October 24), she adopted up with one other apology in a prolonged Instagram publish. “I want to specific my apology to the sufferer and his household who suffered harm attributable to this incident,” she wrote.

She continued: “Regardless that the incident wasn’t attributable to me, I’ve damage many individuals, together with the sufferer, with my fallacious actions, perspective and lack of response from the time the incident occurred till now, and I made them really feel betrayed and indignant.”

“I do know I can’t be forgiven with simply phrases,” Jessi wrote. “However I’ll attempt to appropriate my errors and assist the sufferer get better.”

Final week, DOD Leisure introduced the termination of their unique contract with Jessi at her request. This comes only a month after she shared that she had launched her music label, UNNI, and signed a administration contract with the company.