Former U-Kiss member Dongho responds to ex-wife's allegations of infidelity and marital abuse

Former U-Kiss member Dongho responds to ex-wife's allegations of infidelity and marital abuse

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Shin Dongho, the former singer of South Korean boy band U-KISS, has responded to the allegations of his ex-wife over infidelity and failure of adequate child support. Read to know more. 

Shin Dongho, a former South Korean singer who gained recognition globally for being part of the boy band U-KISS, is grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons. The idol is in the midst of controversy after his ex-wife accused him of infidelity and marital abuse. Dongho has not responded to the allegations and explained it.

What did Dongho say about the allegations by his ex-wife?

The former singer had denied the allegations by his ex-wife that he had an affair during their marriage and failed to properly pay child support after their divorce. Taking to an Instagram post, he stated, "To clear my misunderstanding, I never had an affair, and claims about visitation rights, child support and abuse are all false."

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He added that he is now planning to file a criminal complaint for the spread of false information and defamation. Tagging his ex-wife, he wrote, "If you’re going to switch your account to private and hide, what gave you the nerve to do this? Until now, I’ve endured it with good intentions, but I can’t tolerate it any longer." Earlier, his ex-wife shared on social media that the main reason for their divorce was because of infidelity and failing to provide adequate child support afterward.

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For the unversed, Dongho got married to a non-celebrity in 2015 and has a son. They got divorced in 2018.

All about Dongho

Dongho became a trainee for NH Media and was chosen as one of the potential members for an upcoming boyband. He joined U-KISS in 2008 and stayed for five years. He had appeared in reality shows such as Idol Maknae Rebellion, Raising Idol, and Sonyeon Sonyeo Gayo Baekseo.

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His first acting role was a middle-school student in Villain and Widow, and he performed in the MBC drama Royal Family. He voiced the lead character in a 3-D animation movie, Hong Gil Dong 2084, in

2011.

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Along with co-U-KISS member Yeo Hoonmin, he was cast for a TV movie series, Holy Land, which was released in 2012. On October 16, 2013, NH Media announced that Dongho had left U-KISS. He chose to leave the entertainment industry entirely in 2013.

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