This was how many reacted after the reports about Lee Seung GiŌĆÖs dispute with his agency hit the wire. Dispatch compared almost all deposits and withdrawals and only found out that Lee Seung Gi, indeed, wasnŌĆÖt paid a single penny for his music revenue. So how was that possible? The answer is ŌĆ£gaslighting.ŌĆØ Lee Seung Gi bags quite a lot of money from dramas, variety shows, and commercials. His appearance fees are quite high as well. And since he was satisfied with the money he was making, he didnŌĆÖt want to make issues after being repeatedly told, ŌĆ£YouŌĆÖre a minus singerŌĆØ (meaning he only loses money as a singer). Lee Seung GiŌĆÖs manager further elaborated, ŌĆ£CEO Kwon always brainwashed him. ŌĆśYouŌĆÖre a minus singer. Your fans never spend any money but only have demands. You make a lot of money doing other things (acting and hosting shows). Just think that youŌĆÖre just singing to please your fans.‘ŌĆØ He then added, ŌĆ£Seung Gi just chose not to be paid rather than have the CEO call him names.ŌĆØ Even the texts the manager got from the CEO were a collaboration of oppression, surveillance, and abuse. She pushed the manager to use Lee Seung GiŌĆÖs card instead of a company card for snacks and food and flipped out over spending about $15 for parking. On November 17th, CEO Kwon called for an emergency meeting with the executives and Lee Seung GiŌĆÖs manager. That was the day Lee Seung Gi sent certification of contents about the gap in the payment. Lee Seung GiŌĆÖs manager thought of a way he could protect himself and chose to record the meeting. ŌĆ£I swear on my name. IŌĆÖm gonna kill him. IŌĆÖm going to spend the rest of my life killing him. That f*cker.ŌĆØ This 2-minute video gives a glimpse into how the singer mustŌĆÖve been gaslighted his entire career.
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