Kakao has been raided by South Korean authorities over allegations that it was involved in stock manipulation over its purchase of SM Entertainment shares.According to a report by English South Korean publication Korea JoongAng Daily, about 40 prosecutors and investigators from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) – the East Asian country’s financial regulator – had confiscated data from Kakao’s office in the city of Pangyo in relation to its stock trading activity from February 2023.“The special judicial police at the FSS is presently in the process of investigating if the sale of SM shares is in violation of the Capital Markets Act under guidance from the prosecution,” an FSS spokesperson said in a statement to South Korean press, per Korea JoongAng Daily.“The team is looking into whether there was artificial engagement to sway share prices in a certain direction,” they added.Per The Korea Herald, Kakao are reportedly under investigation for allegedly artificially inflating the stock price of SM Entertainment in an attempt to block HYBE from taking control of the K-pop agency.Back in February, HYBE had launched a tender offer to buy up to 25 per cent of SM Entertainment for ₩150,000 per share. However, HYBE had only been able to acquire 0.98 per cent through that offer, per The Korea Herald.Around the same time, HYBE had submitted a petition to the FSS over an “abnormal” 2.9 per cent purchase of SM Entertainment stocks that had been transacted through a IBK Securities’ branch in Pangyo, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.Kakao has yet to comment on the situation. NME has reached out for comment.Meanwhile, HYBE has since dropped its bid to acquire SM Entertainment following a discussion with Kakao.
William H. Macy Is Being Sued for $600K Over Allegedly Cutting Down His Neighbor’s Trees
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William H. Macy’s neighbor is taking legal action after the actor allegedly cut down his trees, Us Weekly can confirm.
According to court documents obtained by Us, Pierce Brown accused the Shameless alum, 73, of having landscapers remove Brown’s trees without his permission while he was on vacation in December 2021. The workers “seriously damaged several healthy, decades-old mature pine trees and other vegetation” on the property according to Brown.
The docs state that when Brown returned from vacation, Macy visited his neighbor to discuss the condition of the neighbor’s shared hillside — which was damaged and destabilized from the landscaping.
Brown is suing the Fargo actor for trespassing, trespassing to timber, negligence and private nuisance. He is seeking a total of $600,000, citing “loss of property value, loss of use and enjoyment of his property, a loss of privacy, an increase in noise, as well as emotional distress, irritation, annoyance and discomfort.” The damages are broken down into two categories: $100,000 for general damages and $500,000 in special damages due to the destruction of plants. Brown is also requesting a jury trial.
Macy’s latest legal woe comes four years after his wife, Felicity Huffman, was implicated in the college admission scandal in 2019. The Wild Hogs actor, for his part, was not charged in the nationwide case.
The Desperate Housewives alum, 60, paid $15,000 to enhance her and Macy’s eldest daughter Sophia’s SAT scores. The couple — who have been married since 1997 — also share daughter Georgia, 21.
Huffman pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to two weeks in prison — which she completed in October 2019. The Transamerica
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