Kwon Jin-young, CEO of Hook Entertainment, donated 1% of his personal stake worth 440 million won to Lee Sun-hee’s daughter.
According to a report from Sports Seoul on the 26th, CEO Kwon Jin-young donated his stake to employees and relatives of celebrities for free after Hook Entertainment was sold to Green Snake Media in 2021.
Previously, Hook transferred 100% of its stock to Green Snake Media for 44 billion won, and announced that it had donated 38% of Kwon Jin-young’s 16.7 billion won worth of shares to its celebrities and executives for free.
Representative Kwon Jin-young’s share of 5.9% (2.596 billion won) went to Lee Sun-hee, and Lee Seo-jin and Lee Seung-gi took 3.4% (1.496 billion won). 7.5% (KRW 3.2 billion) was paid to hook directors A and B, and 1% each (KRW 440 million) to Lee Seon-hee’s daughter, two relatives of director A and the younger brother of director B, who are related to celebrities. ) was paid.
Regarding this, Hook said, “It was a donation of CEO Kwon Jin-young’s personal property, so there is no problem.” “In the case of Lee Seon-hee’s daughter, CEO Kwon has watched her like her nephew since childhood, so he was put on the list of donors for her,” he explained.
On the other hand, on the 22nd, Lee Seung-gi sued CEO Kwon Jin-young for violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, saying that he did not receive the spirit of music revenue from Hook Entertainment.
Here, Lee Seung-gi’s former manager shocked Lee Seung-gi by revealing that CEO Kwon Jin-young sang at karaoke when Lee Seung-gi was a minor, ate every meal with gimbap at a snack bar with a small fee, and even drank coffee.
Reporter Shin Eun-joo sej@tvreport.co.kr / Photo = Hook Entertainment, TV Report DB
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