Korea’s top actress Jun Ji-hyun’s cell phone has been illegally cloned to allow eavesdropping by her management company whose contract with her expires next month, police say. The company denied the allegation.Police had earlier questioned three people from a private detective agency, including a 42-year-old man identified only by the surname Kim, and two Sidus HQ officials about the alleged phone duplication.
The private agency was hired by Jun’s company exclusively for the job, police say. (more)
In 2000, an intimate videotape of a singer taped by her manager was leaked. There was a feeling that the formation of huge entertainment agencies in recent years has meant less intrusion into stars' privacy, but some managers say discreet "monitoring" of the private life of stars still goes on and is considered necessary supervision. (more)
UPDATE ...a representative from the police department revealed that the two Sidus HQ employees under investigation have admitted to the illegal eavesdropping of Jeon Ji Hyun’s mobile. (more)
UPDATE II ...Prosecutors cleared the chief of Sidus HQ, a major entertainment agency, of replicating a cell phone of top actress Jeon Ji-hyun, 27, to track her phone calls and text messages... The outside expert, who was hired to help copy and rig Jeon's handset, was given a one-year jail sentence last month. (more)
