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Jackson and Yuqi dating rumor: GOT7 star takes legal action, fans say ‘show no mercy’

The two Chinese K-pop idols were embroiled in a dating rumor after (G)I-DLE's Yuqi was allegedly seen leaving GOT7 Jackson's home with roses

On February 22, the Chinese paparazzi claimed that Chinese K-pop idols, GOT7’s Jackson Wang and (G)I-DLE’s Yuqi were dating as they had photos of them being at Jackson’s house and Yuqi leaving with three roses. Instead of the expected backlash that idols get for dating, GOT7 fans made it into a meme fest as they celebrated the first dating rumor of the 8-year-old K-pop boy group. They also found it hard to believe since Jackson, a known spender, would have given Yuqi more than three roses if they were dating.

It should be noted that Yuqi and Jackson are friends and have often worked together and been cast in the same Chinese variety shows like ‘Keep Running’. To make sure that trolls would not cyberbully the GOT7 and (G)I-DLE members, fans also tried to clear the air by claiming that the two were not even in the same city on the day the photos were allegedly taken. However, to quickly dispel the rumors, Jackson’s label has decided to address the situation and take legal action.

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Jackson’s studio addresses dating rumors

The GOT7 member’s studio, RYCE shared on Weibo that the paparazzi “took advantage of the company’s artist Mr. Wang Jia Er’s (Jackson Wang) influential power, released video clips that were pieced together, and purposely twisted the truth.” They added, “It’s common and normal for friends to gather at Wang Jia Er’s home. The actions of the said independent media account not only invaded the artist’s privacy but also caused damage to Mr. Wang Jia Er’s reputation.” The label has already filed a police report to protect Jackson’s privacy and has publicly shared the photographer's name to blacklist them.

‘Deserved’

Known for being a social butterfly, a fan of Jackson Wang shared, “Ofc he has like 728133 friends.” One angry fan tweeted, “Yesss let those people who invaded his privacy pay.” (G)I-DLE’s fans urged Yuqi’s label, CUBE to do the same, “Though Jackson’s studio has addressed the rumors, many netizens are still critical towards yuqi as her company in China nor CUBE is giving out any statements to dismiss the rumors…this is just going to hurt yuqi’s reputation no matter what if CUBE is not going to address it…”

Another pointed out, “Ain’t that whole lil group friends..so people really ain’t watched keep running..Jackson yuqi and nem are all friends.” One fan added, “Gagiiii jackson yuqi dating rumor? This is why we don’t see idol friends hangout.” Another said, “They denied the rumour and revealed the paparazzi's name that leaked his home address. Deserved.” One GOT7 fan posted, “AS THEY SHOULD!!! don't f**k with him.” Another commented, “Show them no mercy.”

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