New Delhi, India

Bad news for K-pop star SEVENTEEN’s Mingyu as his private images taken during an advertisement shoot got leaked without his consent. Mingyu was a part of a shoot for French luxury brand L'Occitane. One of its employees is under fire for reportedly leaking images from the set.

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A South Korean media outlet Herald Pop reported that the employee in question has been suspended for this irresponsible behaviour. Also, the brand’s Korean division has issued an official apology.

Brand apologised for employee's irresponsible behaviour

L'Occitane Korea accepted full responsibility and said on its SNS profiles, "We sincerely apologise for the recent incident involving the unauthorised release of photos from the L'Occitane Asia Ambassador campaign, which were improperly distributed on the personal social media account of one of our employees. We acknowledge that there is no excuse for this breach and fully accept responsibility for what has occurred.

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“We take this matter with the utmost seriousness, and we deeply regret the distress caused to the artist and all the fans. We extend our deepest apologies to them.”

The luxury brand also confirmed that the employee responsible for the outrage has been “completely removed from all duties, and immediate disciplinary action(Suspension) has been enforced.”

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Stricter measures have also been put in place as the brand promises to “implement a comprehensive and regular training program for all employees. This program will emphasise the critical importance of respecting the copyrights, portrait rights, publicity rights, and privacy of our brand ambassador.”

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Even though the brand was quick to apologise, fans sounded dissatisfied with the same and asked for stricter punishment for the suspended employee. Many fans asked for his termination from L’Occitane Asia Ambassador.