BLACKPINK Jennie’s staff member breaks silence on indoor smoking incident in Capri | K-pop Movie News
Recently, BLACKPINK’s Jennie found herself embroiled in controversy after being captured smoking an e-cigarette indoors during preparations in Capri, an incident inadvertently included in her vlog. This sparked immediate public outcry, particularly as smoking indoors is prohibited in many countries. Compounding the issue, someone reported Jennie to authorities in Italy, potentially subjecting her to legal consequences.
In response to the uproar, an anonymous staff member present at the Jacquemus show’s waiting area, where the incident occurred, stepped forward to clarify the situation, as per the Sports Chosun report. They revealed, “The place in the video was the waiting area for the Jacquemus show, and it was not a smoking-prohibited area indoors. After asking if she could smoke, she immediately opened the window next to her and smoked like that”.
The staff member further explained that Jennie’s action of using a bubble pen coincided with a makeup artist’s search for a lip product, creating an unfortunate timing issue. “While the staff was looking for the lip product, Jennie had taken a drag of a bubble pen that was sold at the convenience store. It just so happened that the timing of her blowing the smoke out matched. She kept apologizing even after the show ended, and the staff involved also said that it was fine because they were also smokers”, the anonymous staff member stated.
They continued, “Although it is a problem that the smoke brushed by the top of the staff’s head, I think it’s not right for her past actions to be mentioned together as part of an attitude controversy [with this issue.] As her IRL friend, I’m leaving a comment as I feel upset that she is being misunderstood like this”. Despite any possible on-site permissions, smoking indoors in public places has been illegal in Italy since 2005, extended to include vapes from 2014 onwards.
In response to the uproar, an anonymous staff member present at the Jacquemus show’s waiting area, where the incident occurred, stepped forward to clarify the situation, as per the Sports Chosun report. They revealed, “The place in the video was the waiting area for the Jacquemus show, and it was not a smoking-prohibited area indoors. After asking if she could smoke, she immediately opened the window next to her and smoked like that”.
The staff member further explained that Jennie’s action of using a bubble pen coincided with a makeup artist’s search for a lip product, creating an unfortunate timing issue. “While the staff was looking for the lip product, Jennie had taken a drag of a bubble pen that was sold at the convenience store. It just so happened that the timing of her blowing the smoke out matched. She kept apologizing even after the show ended, and the staff involved also said that it was fine because they were also smokers”, the anonymous staff member stated.
They continued, “Although it is a problem that the smoke brushed by the top of the staff’s head, I think it’s not right for her past actions to be mentioned together as part of an attitude controversy [with this issue.] As her IRL friend, I’m leaving a comment as I feel upset that she is being misunderstood like this”. Despite any possible on-site permissions, smoking indoors in public places has been illegal in Italy since 2005, extended to include vapes from 2014 onwards.
