Kim Jong-un's Ex-Girlfriend Reportedly Executed for Violating North Korea's Porn Laws
South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reports that Hyon Song-wol was executed by firing squad three days after being arrested
The ex-girlfriend of North Korean leader Kim-Jong-un was one of a dozen people reportedly executed by a firing squad last week.
The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reports that singer Hyon Song-wol and 11 others had been arrested on August 17 for violating North Korea's laws against pornography and was executed three days later.
The paper reported that the condemned, all members of the performing groups Unhasu Orchestra and Wangjaesan Light Music Band, were accused of making videos of themselves having sex and selling the videos, which the paper reported were available in China.
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that sonofabitch!
Apparently Lil'Kim is upset he didn't get an advance copy...
Prolly wanted to be the star, as is his right as Dear Penis.
I guess that was the last voluntary nookie he's going to get. No matter how much he showers future sex partners with gifts, they'll know that there is a good chance they will get a bullet in place of a break-up text message.