It's only been a week or so since 'Unpretty Rapstar 2's Heize and rapper Crucial Star's relationship went public. But new confirmed reports are saying that the couple had already broken up long before!

'Unpretty Rapstar 2's representative confirmed to 'The Fact', "Heize and Crucial Star are already separated."

The representative continued, "When their dating report came out, Heize and Crucial Star were already broken up. At the time, Heize was in the middle of filming so she wasn't able to reveal her stance immediately. Right after, she told the staff that they had broken up. That's why in broadcast, it was written that Crucial Star was Heize's 'ex-boyfriend'."

On October 5 KST, Heize and Crucial Star were reported and confirmed to be in a relationship, but a few days after, rumors went around that the Crucial Star was actually Heize's ex-boyfriend, leading the staff of 'Unpretty Rapstar 2' to give an update.

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Now that the truth is out, some netizens think Mnet and 'Unpretty Rapstar 2' used their relationship as media play. What are your thoughts?