Police asked to investigate Blackpink photo leak

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Police in South Korea have been asked to investigate how private photos of K-pop star Jennie Kim ended up online.

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It comes after pictures shared on Twitter and Telegram appeared to show the Blackpink star dining with V, from fellow K-pop band BTS.

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Rumours have been circulating that the singers are dating.

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Blackpink's management company YG Entertainment said Jennie had faced

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"personal attacks" and "sexual harassment" as a result of the leak.

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distributor" of the photos, and would take "all possible legal action without any leniency to prevent further damage in the future".

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YG also asked fans to refrain from sharing the pictures more widely.

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Two of the accounts associated with sharing the photographs have been suspended.

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