The dispute between ADOR and Danielle continues to have new developments when the female idol spoke out to deny accusations that she once signed a "double contract" with a foreign company while the exclusive contract with ADOR was still valid.
Through a legal representative, Danielle affirmed that she has never signed or intended to sign any additional exclusive contracts with other entertainment companies.
The female singer's side believes that the information released by ADOR has made the public misunderstand the nature of the incident, and at the same time emphasized that the issues that the company mentioned are actually related to all 5 NewJeans members, not Danielle's private actions.
New controversy appeared after the 3rd hearing in ADOR's lawsuit against Danielle demanding compensation for claiming that the female singer born in 2005 violated her exclusive contract.
At the court hearing on July 2, ADOR for the first time gave the reason of only suing Danielle instead of the remaining members of NewJeans.
The company believes that Danielle has many private activities not through ADOR, including participating in recording with the American band Emotional Oranges, taking photos for magazines, doing advertising and signing a number of independent commercial agreements.
In addition, ADOR also mentioned the establishment of an organization called "NewJeans Association". The company believes that this organization was not only established to manage costs but also to serve NewJeans' activities after the group announced their departure from ADOR and switched to using the name NJZ.
According to ADOR, the money from this organization is used for many activities such as personnel costs at the ComplexCon Hong Kong (China) event, renting a venue to hold a press conference to announce the termination of a contract with ADOR, renting a gym and implementing new image promotion activities of the group.
The focus of the hearing was allegations related to a "A company" with capital in China. ADOR said that NewJeans signed a 9-month exclusive agreement with this company in September 2025, the time when the contract between the group and ADOR is still valid.
According to ADOR, the above agreement has an automatic extension clause if the two parties do not give objections. The company also believes that this contract has content related to providing information about ADOR, thereby raising suspicions about the possibility of violating exclusive rights.
However, Danielle's side denied this accusation. The female singer's lawyer said that there is no such thing as her signing a double contract with any company. The legal representative also said that if ADOR considers activities such as participating in ComplexCon or building the NJZ brand as a breach of contract, then those are activities with the participation of the whole group, and Danielle cannot only be held responsible.
When asked about "Company A" - the unit mentioned by ADOR in the "double contract" accusation, Danielle's side said that there was not enough information about this issue. At the same time, the lawyer affirmed that ADOR's arguments are not new and need to be evaluated by the court based on specific evidence.
Danielle's side also expressed concern that information from the trial was spread in a direction unfavorable to the female idol. According to them, issues related to all 5 NewJeans members are being described as Danielle's personal actions, causing inaccurate understanding of the incident.
The lawsuit between ADOR and Danielle is part of a long-standing dispute between the management company and NewJeans members since the end of 2024. After the group announced the termination of their exclusive contract with ADOR, the two sides continuously made contradictory arguments about artistic rights, contracts and legal liability.
Currently, the Korean court is still continuing to consider related lawsuits. The final result is predicted to have a major impact on the future operations of NewJeans as well as the relationship between the group and the old management company.
