K-pop fans rallying behind OMEGA X for justice were once again furious when the allegedly abusive Kang Seong-hee (former CEO of SPIRE Entertainment) denied mistreating the boys.In a New York Times article on December 4, the former SPIRE Entertainment CEO Kang told reporters that she treated the 11 boys “like a mother” and did not abuse them. She even mentioned that Jaehan fell on his own and denied pushing him. She added that she hoped the group would trust her again and resume activities with the agency. She said:“I took care of all of them like their mother.”The comments infuriated K-pop fans across the world as video footage released by SBS News, and witness accounts by several friends as well as colleagues stated contrasting things. At a recent press conference, even OMEGA X themselves confirmed they were mentally and physically abused.🦈 GB⁷ 🍀 ✈️ | XEED DEBUT DAY | PROTECT OMEGA X 📢@LunaNoona_GB@nytimes “Like a mother” 🙄 how dare she call herself that. Disgusting. #PROTECTOMEGAX10@nytimes “Like a mother” 🙄 how dare she call herself that. Disgusting. #PROTECTOMEGAXNetizens are exasperated with CEO Kang’s denial of abusing OMEGA X membersOMEGA X seemed to be on the right path when their US tour in Los Angeles wrapped up successfully. However, in a short amount of time, a netizen captured the members being mistreated as a staff yelled at them and pushed a member to the ground.#1 Sebin Enjoyer PROTECTS OMEGA X (fan acc)@sebinenjoyerMy mother has NEVER and will never scream at me the way she screamed at them. We'll argue and yell, but shes never screamed at me like that. No "mother" would do what that witch did to them #protectomegax twitter.com/hangyecms/stat…cass 🫶🏼 PROTECT OMEGA X@hangyecms“like a mother” a mother would not berate people in public, shove a sick person to the ground, force people to drink alcohol, verbally physically and emotionally abuse several people she is supposed to protect for YEARS, allow employees to perform the same actions- twitter.com/hwicetag/statu…749“like a mother” a mother would not berate people in public, shove a sick person to the ground, force people to drink alcohol, verbally physically and emotionally abuse several people she is supposed to protect for YEARS, allow employees to perform the same actions- twitter.com/hwicetag/statu…My mother has NEVER and will never scream at me the way she screamed at them. We'll argue and yell, but shes never screamed at me like that. No "mother" would do what that witch did to them #protectomegax twitter.com/hangyecms/stat…It was then revealed that the artist have been undergoing a string of abuses over the past year, including hiding positive COVID test results, threats to withhold albums if they did not drink alcohol at parties, mental abuse, and much more.SPIRE Entertainment, OMEGA X’s agency, then announced that CEO Kang had resigned. However, in a recent phone call with the New York Times, she completely denied causing any trouble to the members and has claimed that she took care of them.kai🏹💙 #PROTECTOMEGAX@likebinarystarTW/ verbal, physical abuseI translated the video that SBS released showing CEO Kang verbally and physically abusing Omega X members especially in this video the victim is Kim Jaehan.#PROTECTOMEGAX #OMEGA_X4612023093TW/ verbal, physical abuseI translated the video that SBS released showing CEO Kang verbally and physically abusing Omega X members especially in this video the victim is Kim Jaehan.#PROTECTOMEGAX #OMEGA_X https://t.co/mLs3jteY3VWith a mountainful of evidence against Kang, especially video and audio recordings released by witnesses, fans have declared it a fake comment. Many fans took to Twitter to express their disappointment with the ex-CEO’s statement, and called her out for lying.Take a look at some of the comments regarding her New York Times statement below:cass 🫶🏼 PROTECT OMEGA X@hangyecms“like a mother” a mother would not berate people in public, shove a sick person to the ground, force people to drink alcohol, verbally physically and emotionally abuse several people she is supposed to protect for YEARS, allow employees to perform the same actions- twitter.com/hwicetag/statu…에린 ♡ 휘찬 📌Shining OX@hwicetagThe New York Times reports that in an interview with former CEO Kang last week, she denied any wrong doing and said that she "took care of them like a mother", that Jaehan "fell by himself", and accuses OX of fabricating everything to move to a bigger agency. #PROTECTOMEGAX18149The New York Times reports that in an interview with former CEO Kang last week, she denied any wrong doing and said that she "took care of them like a mother", that Jaehan "fell by himself", and accuses OX of fabricating everything to move to a bigger agency. #PROTECTOMEGAX https://t.co/slhlEGtpjv“like a mother” a mother would not berate people in public, shove a sick person to the ground, force people to drink alcohol, verbally physically and emotionally abuse several people she is supposed to protect for YEARS, allow employees to perform the same actions- twitter.com/hwicetag/statu…Kat, The Tangerine@TangerineKatAbusive mothers (sadly) exist and you would definitely be one of them! Please never have children! And stay away from Omega X and any aspiring idol/trainee forever!You belong either in jail or in hell, no where else! twitter.com/j6hyun/status/…제현@j6hyuna mother ?? insane… #PROTECTOMEGAX7185a mother ?? insane… #PROTECTOMEGAX https://t.co/cSogpoVE3uAbusive mothers (sadly) exist and you would definitely be one of them! Please never have children! And stay away from Omega X and any aspiring idol/trainee forever!You belong either in jail or in hell, no where else! twitter.com/j6hyun/status/…utopia@tini_atiny@j6hyun Like anyone is gonna belive her come on now stop lying and admit what u did to the boys was wrong8@j6hyun Like anyone is gonna belive her come on now stop lying and admit what u did to the boys was wrong🫰🏽@junsabs_@j6hyun The lies people tell to make them seem like a good person this is absolutely disgusting3@j6hyun The lies people tell to make them seem like a good person this is absolutely disgustingI LOVE KPOP & LOUIS@BKGMNBWGS19@j6hyun Does she not understand that there are videos? Like we saw how you treated them...3@j6hyun Does she not understand that there are videos? Like we saw how you treated them...eternalnostxlgia@choreography_k@j6hyun yeah okay buddy there’s no getting out of this don’t even try@j6hyun yeah okay buddy there’s no getting out of this don’t even tryLele@Lelishhhh@j6hyun And the Oscar goes to...@j6hyun And the Oscar goes to...Naomi@sangwoonation_@j6hyun 'Mother' oh that's so cute get out@j6hyun 'Mother' oh that's so cute 😍 get outKen (Protect Omega X)@nctcandy28@allkpop More like abusive mother Give it up lady you are going to jail10@allkpop More like abusive mother Give it up lady you are going to jailJaehan and other OMEGA X members mention harassment faced at the hands of CEO Kang and SPIRE EntertainmentWhile videos of verbal and mental abuse swirled on social media, OMEGA X members held a press conference on November 16 with their legal representatives. The conference was to publicly state their stance on the matter and expose all the mistreatment they faced.Trigger warning: S*xual harassment, mention of suicideOne of the members, Jaehan, added that the group was also s*xually harassed by CEO Kang, who also often made threats about withholding their comeback. He said:“After practice was over, CEO Kang called me and forced me to drink. S*xual harassment was also involved. She touched my face and hand. After drinking, she called me through KakaoTalk. She lashed out by saying that if we are going to continue to be idols, we have to crawl.”𝔹𝕌𝕋𝕋𝔼ℝ𝔽𝕃𝕐🦋 │ │ #Follow_Us #Vision@KandJGirlTw: ABUSEI’ve followed Omega X since debut. I want answers now. #ProtectOmegaXTw: ABUSEI’ve followed Omega X since debut. I want answers now. #ProtectOmegaX https://t.co/mLeJz3whnlJaehan further stated that she would often gaslight them by emotionally blackmailing them about ending her life.“She also said she would commit suicide, so the members received therapy. We only wanted to be respected as people who love music.”OMEGA X members also shared that since this was the group’s second chance, they continued living through the abuse. However, they have now opened a personal group Instagram account without the permission or control of the agency. The group also announced it is taking legal action against SPIRE Entertainment and Kang.