I spent a lot of money, not to hitchhike to meet Messi

I have asked permission to use Messi's image.

On the evening of September 5, singer Jack officially spoke out about the controversy surrounding the MV "From Where I Was Born" featuring football superstar Lionel Messi.

Jack: Tôi đã chi khoản tiền lớn, không đi ké để gặp Messi - Ảnh 1. — Jack confirmed that he had to spend a large amount of money to meet Lionel Messi, not to go along for a ride.

Accordingly, Jack affirmed: "I had to spend a huge amount of money to pursue and realize this job and dream. There is absolutely no way Jack "came along" as the rumors are spreading on social networks.

I would not have made this video without permission from the beginning. During the trip to meet Messi, I discussed and asked for permission to use the image.

Messi's side agreed on the condition that I would not use Messi's image for commercial, political or national purposes.

The false rumors related to the figure of 60 billion VND have nothing to do with the statements or statements that Jack made," the male singer affirmed.

Regarding the noise of the MV "From where I was born", Jack said he was very sad because his original good goals were distorted in a harmful way.

The whole noise about Jack's new MV

On the evening of August 31, Jack released the MV "From Where I Was Born" featuring Lionel Messi. The Argentine football superstar appeared in casual clothes, talking and hugging singer Jack in a scene lasting about 3 seconds.

In addition, in some other angles, Messi's face also appears.

Jack: Tôi đã chi khoản tiền lớn, không đi ké để gặp Messi - Ảnh 2. — Image of Messi in Jack's MV "From where I was born". Photo: Screenshot from Jack's MV.

On the morning of September 3, singer Jack's legal representative issued a statement denying the rumor that Jack spent 60 billion VND on a meeting with Messi.

On September 4, Mr. Pham Ngoc Quoc Cuong and Mr. Nguyen Quoc Anh - the two people who connected singer Jack to meet soccer player Messi spoke up to accuse the young singer of "fabricating"

Mr. Quoc Cuong said that Jack's meeting with Messi was actually a personal appointment between him and the Argentine superstar, arranged by a friend. This businessman had connections with Jack, knew that the singer was passionate about football, so he invited him to go along.

Mr. Quoc Anh confirmed that he had reminded singer Jack in advance that the pictures and videos with Messi were only for keeping as souvenirs.

Mr. Quoc Anh blamed the male singer for not asking for permission, arbitrarily making a MV with Messi's image and there was no way the Argentine star agreed to participate in the MV. He also asked singer Jack and his crew to remove Messi's image from the MV.

After Jack's sharing on the evening of September 5, Ms. Ha - Mr. Quoc Cuong's media representative said that the two sides agreed to meet in the next two days to resolve the misunderstandings that are causing inaccurate information.

"Both sides will agree on the content and issue an exact statement to send to all the press," Ms. Ha added.

Currently, the MV "From Where I Was Born" is still holding the top 1 trending position on YouTube with more than 5.6 million views.

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