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Goo Hara’s Ex-Boyfriend, Who Blackmailed The Late K-Pop Star With Sex Video, Released From Prison; Says He Lost 20kg

Netizens are not happy with his narcissistic behaviour on Instagram.

Netizens are not happy with his narcissistic behaviour on Instagram.

Netizens are not happy with his narcissistic behaviour on Instagram.

The late Goo Hara’s ex-boyfriend, hairstylist Choi Jong Bum, was released from prison earlier this month after serving his one-year sentence.

Jong Bum was jailed on July 2, 2020 for blackmailing the late K-pop star with sex videos. He was also charged for causing bodily harm, coercion, and destruction of property.

It was said that his actions — he blackmailed her in 2018 saying that he would send their sex tape to the media — had played a part in her death. Goo Hara was found dead in an apparent suicide on November 29, 2019.

1 of 2 Jong Bum photographed outside the courts in 2020

On July 3, which is said to be a day after he was released from prison, Jong Bum took to his Instagram to post a photo of a flower in bloom. He has posted nine updates since then, most of which are selfies of himself.

For one photo, he wrote that he got his first hair cut in a year, and in another, he mentioned that he lost 20kg.

2 of 2 Some of Jong Bum's IG posts since he was released from prison

The online reaction to Jong Bum's narcissistic behaviour has been negative to say the least. Comments from angry netizens include: “Why is he acting like nothing happened? Did he forget that he blackmailed his ex with a sex tape which likely led to her death? and “He’s boasting about losing 20kg while in prison. Are we supposed to find him handsome after the weight loss?

Photos: PBE Media, Choi Jong Bum's Instagram

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