MBC True Story will examine today (the 8th) the controversy surrounding Jung Hee-won, the doctor behind "slow aging."
Geriatric internal medicine specialist and bestselling author Jung Hee-won, who had earned the public's absolute trust. The man who sparked the "slow aging" craze has been swept up in an unexpected controversy. It became known that last December Jung filed a complaint accusing research assistant Mr. Bang (alias), who worked with her, of "stalking." Then Mr. Bang (alias) countersued Jung on charges including "forcible sexual assault by abuse of power" and "violation of the Copyright Act."
# conflicting claims from both sides
In December 2023 Mr. Bang (alias) is said to have introduced himself to Jung via social media messages as a fan of Jung and a graduate of a prestigious university, saying he wanted to help with activities. Jung then hired Mr. Bang (alias) as a research fellow. But afterwards Mr. Bang (alias) claimed that Jung used her superior position to sexually exploit him.
By contrast, Jung claims that Mr. Bang (alias) interfered in her private life and came to dominate her physically, professionally and psychologically. What exactly happened between the two of them?
In connection with this, the True Story production team obtained all of the conversations exchanged between the two over the past two years and launched a search for the truth.
# bestseller "slow aging mindset" copyright controversy
Jung's book "slow aging mindset," published last June. But research assistant Mr. Bang (alias) claimed Jung used his manuscript without permission and published it as a sole-authored book, alleging copyright infringement. He also demanded as a settlement all economic gains Jung earned over the past two years. The production team asked three copyright experts to compare and examine Mr. Bang (alias)'s manuscript and the final published version of "slow aging mindset." What did the experts' analysis of the two manuscripts find?
MBC True Story, airing Thursday at 9 p.m. on the 8th, conducted an in-depth investigation into the controversy surrounding Jung Hee-won.
Earlier Jung Hee-won filed a complaint accusing research fellow A, who worked at her institute, of stalking from July last year, charging attempted extortion, trespassing and other offenses. Afterwards a woman in her 30s, A, submitted a complaint against Jung Hee-won. The charges applied include forcible sexual assault by abuse of power, false accusation, defamation and violation of the anti-stalking law.
Jung Hee-won said she terminated the contract with A, who had worked as a research fellow at the institute, in June last year but afterwards was continuously stalked by A along with verbal abuse. She also said, "A visited Jung Hee-won's wife's workplace and residence and threatened them. A also demanded copyright shares and money for "slow aging mindset.""
By contrast, A's side said, "This case is gender-based violence that occurred within a power relationship," alleging that Jung Hee-won repeatedly made sexual demands by using her position and that A could not refuse out of fear of being fired.
[Photo] social media (Jung Hee-won)
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