Jisoo Outfit Non-Return Claim Clarified as Designer Says She Did Not Handle or Keep Clothing

The Jisoo outfit controversy has shifted after designer Benjamin Botmans clarified that Jisoo and her agency BLISSOO did not steal, directly handle, ship, or personally keep the clothing at the center of a non-return claim. The clarification, reported on May 8, 2026, followed earlier social media posts in which Botmans publicly complained that outfits sent for a Jisoo-related project had not been returned.

Botmans, founder and designer of the fashion brand Judassime, said in a later statement that his intention was not to accuse Jisoo personally. Reports from multiple Korean entertainment outlets said he also acknowledged responsibility for the way he initially raised the issue and said the matter was being resolved.¹

Designer Clarifies Jisoo Outfit Non-Return Claim

The central update is Botmans’ clarification that neither Jisoo nor BLISSOO stole the outfits or personally managed their handling. Sports Kyunghyang reported that Botmans wrote on social media that neither side had stolen, directly handled, shipped, or personally stored the garments.²

That statement directly addressed the most serious implication created by the earlier public posts. Star Today also reported that Botmans said he never intended to directly blame Jisoo and that he had received assurance that the outfits would be returned.³

The dispute began after Botmans claimed that clothing sent for work connected to Jisoo had not been returned for months. SBS Entertainment News reported on May 6, 2026, that he tagged Jisoo’s account while expressing frustration over items he said had not been returned, and that, at the time of that report, Jisoo’s agency had not issued a separate official position on the allegation.⁴

According to reports, Botmans later tried to separate the return dispute from Jisoo as an individual. One of the translated remarks attributed to him said, “It was not my intention to attack Jisoo personally.”¹ Another reported statement said he wanted to take responsibility for how he first brought up the issue.⁵

What Botmans Originally Claimed

The earlier claim centered on outfits sent abroad for a project involving Jisoo. Sports Chosun reported on May 6, 2026, that Botmans said he had sent three important pieces from a previous collection for Jisoo’s album cover work and had also sent contracts and invoices, but had not received a response.⁶

Star Today reported that Botmans later explained the garments had been sent to Paris for a Korea shoot in December of the previous year. He said the schedule was postponed and that a lack of clear guidance contributed to the clothing not being returned for several months.³

Those details framed the matter less as a direct accusation against Jisoo and more as a dispute over production communication, shipping, and responsibility for fashion items loaned for entertainment-related work. Botmans’ later clarification emphasized that Jisoo and BLISSOO were not personally in charge of handling, delivery, or storage of the outfits.

The designer’s public comments also show how quickly an unresolved return issue can become a broader celebrity controversy when a named artist is tagged or referenced in a public complaint. In this case, the focus moved from the delayed clothing return to whether Jisoo herself had been accused of wrongdoing. Botmans’ May 8 clarification sought to correct that impression.

Current Status of the Return Issue

As of the reports published on May 8, 2026, the dispute had not been described as a completed return, but Botmans was reported to have received confirmation that the garments would be returned. MyDaily reported that he said he had received a firm answer that the outfits would be returned, while Xportsnews reported that he said contact had been made from the United States and that the issue was being resolved.⁵¹

The available source material does not include a separate detailed statement from Jisoo or BLISSOO after the May 8 clarification. The clearest sourced position in the record is Botmans’ own follow-up statement, in which he said Jisoo and her agency had not stolen the clothing and had not personally managed the items.

The matter therefore stands as a clarified non-return dispute rather than a confirmed allegation of theft by Jisoo. Botmans’ explanation narrowed the issue to delayed return, unclear communication, and the process around loaned outfits, while explicitly removing Jisoo and BLISSOO from claims of direct possession or wrongdoing.

The controversy remains notable because the initial public complaint named a major artist, but the later clarification changed the practical meaning of the dispute. Based on the available reports, Botmans has acknowledged his responsibility for the way the issue was raised, said Jisoo was not personally targeted, and stated that he had received assurance that the outfits would be returned.

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Cloi Lee

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