For myself, once I learn of an artist's reprehensible behaviors, speech, or even worldview, I cannot separate the art from the artist.

When would I give them a second chance? Well there are three basic conditions that need to met: 1) they fully acknowledge what they have done, and why it is wrong. 2) they apologize. Really apologize, none of this meandering around the issue, making excuses, or worse, laying blame elsewhere (for example see Kevin Spacey's amazingly awful statement of "apology"). 3) they accept and pay an appropriate punishment, whether that be time in jail, public service, or some other form of restitution depends on the offense.

I cannot think of any case where all three conditions have been met by an offending artist; therefore, my blacklist of actors, musicians, and writers keeps growing and no one gets scratched off the list.

@egads: "there are too many dramas and not enough time..." says it all. There are enough dramas to watch anyway.
I've personally not seen true repentance from any (male) sexual offenders or an ability to change their behavior and attitude towards treating women other than less than human objects to serve their needs and their selfish desires.
So although I agree with you I probably have watched some of these actors before I knew of their behavior.
I've known a few men who have had affairs when their wives were pregnant or having health issues like cancer or in the hospital dying. Ordinary men, dads, old men, etc., so many of these men to make me wonder if any male is trustworthy. (Not that I think females are perfect, after all, for a man to have an affair takes a willing partner).

Oh definitely I agree with you, that I cannot recall any truely repentant male offender.

I purposefully kept my response gender neutral, as well as not limiting it to sexual offenses. Female sexual offenders, as well as people that exhibit racist, homophobic, and misogynistic behaviors, are all included in my statement. And unfortunately, I must also include non-celebrities as even family and (former) friends have engaged in such reprehensible behaviors like those you've listed. I'm not a terribly forgiving person when it comes to some things, and don't want to squander my time and energy for those that don't show even a baseline of respect for others.

@ Linda Palapala Which further proves that criminal justice does not always deliver social justice.

@chii-le: Yup. In America I always say Not Guilty is only for the white guys. Or the Rich White Guys. Or the Rich, Powerful and Famous. It must be the same everywhere.

I just read a news article that declared him not guilty of any charges and the ex was fined. (I should have noted the source).

No one said that either. Don't put words in my mouth. The woman lied. She messed up her case because she embellished and lied. If he was that bad she didn't need to make up things just tell the truth.

He didn't cheat. He never laid a hand on that girl. He wouldn't hug her and called the police. That story really got turned around in those two stupid girls favor.

@ TJ Cheating is not just limited to intercourse or physical intimacy. Lee Byunghun is a cheater.

he is very well known for his kinkiness and in general his dealings with girl.. like really well known since the beginning of his career.. the one who likes to rate girls and talk about it in .. i wonder how SHK really feels about ever dating this guy.. poor her

Thought police how? 🙄

Thought police because everyone seemed to "know" what he was thinking and completely ignored what he actually did, NOTHING. I'm not defending "oppa" either. He's not one of my favs. but jeez those two idiots tried to "court" him BECAUSE of those stupid rumors. So, what happened when he never touched a hair on her head and turned these girls in for trying to blackmail him? The public turned against him. What the what? Because he dated before. Yes, he had another woman follow him from Canada and tired to sue him for "breach of contract". She claimed he had promised to marry her. Perhaps he had but that just shows some women will do anything, marry any man, that will elevate their bank accounts or status. Three women married Donald Trump and probably hundreds of them had some kind of sex with him. OOH. Cooties! I'd rather be poor.

Cheating is not just limited to intercourse or physical intimacy. Lee Byunghun is a cheater.

I wouldn't support them. Because that's harassment, and coercion, which are forms of (sexual) assault.

The reason adultery is not a "deal- breaker" for me (for lack of a better word) is that I don't think it's appropriate to police consensual behavior (even if it is shitty behavior), or shitty behavior that's not criminal behavior. (eg. being "difficult to work with," etc).

But when said shitty behavior spirals over into outright abuse of another person - emotional, physical, mental - or abuse of authority (using status to make someone sleep with you for a job etc), that's when I check out. Those behaviors are unconscionable. I can watch adulterer or a rude person, but I can't watch an abuser.

I do admit that the lines aren't always clear, though.

True. Even if he is innocent (which we all doubt), he should make a public apology. Being in the spotlight in itself had brought him the doubt, and if not for the sin, then for the scandal he should apologize. I agree with you.
But I also doubt he would do that. It would require humbleness. Most of this artist don't have it.

it isn't about perfection, but rich getting away with things and becoming more rich in process.

His case is of abuse, there are others who have committed murder or done worse. The thing with fans and a lot of audience is, they just justify everything in name of entertainment. In cases, where it is pretty obvious to make out that behind the scene dealings happened and money or connections saved a person, by promoting movies/drama of such a person, we only end up empowering them.

In case of KHJ, he was really really big.. earning more than what SJK earned after DOTS.. and in general one of the wealthiest idol.. so this would have been a big hit to his company and him. But what that also tells corporates is that if they can lure back the fans, him as their bank balance can return.
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on severity of crime, yes there could be worse. This reminds me of the debate on establishing law over rape. I accept that i can't think objectively on rape, but then the argument really was whether rape deserves capital punishment or serious punishment as in case of murder.. but then the law kept coming back with the argument that rape is but just a form of abuse, worst form but still abuse..

So, yeah, ultimately judging severity of crime , i can't defend or attack any opinion on that. Everything boils blood, when is one act better than the other

curiously enough in America we have a horndog misogynist who grabs women by the **ssy deciding health care for women. yeah I say we fix that first.

That doesn't excuse the indulgence of the worst of men. Sexual predators and abusers caught on CCTV and with unrefuted evidence are still paying their way to get lead roles.

The standards can be raised. Just because Earth is polluted doesn't mean we throw the whole planet away.