EXO Members Blasted For Recent Insensitive Post Amid CBX Lawsuit

The members of EXO are being blasted for their recent post amid the ongoing issue with CBX (Chen, Baekhyun, and Xiumin) with SM Entertainment.

It was recently announced that EXO was set for a comeback with Lay, but it was clear that CBX wouldn’t be involved, sparking major fury.

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Reports then claimed one member of EXO didn’t want CBX involved, and it led to a series of speculations and confusion among fans.

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Amid the comeback preparations, it was announced that there would be a new series of EXO’s Ladder, yet netizens noticed that once again the full group wasn’t present.

EXO's Ladder S1 : CBX .
EXO's Ladder S2 : 8 members except Lay.
EXO's Ladder S3 : 5 members except Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol .
EXO's Ladder S4 : 7 members except Lay, Kai.
EXO's Ladder S5: 6 members except CBX

We will never get OT9 :( pic.twitter.com/54gN6jZ5or

— 𝗷𝗲 ᥫ᭡ (@oshliuv) November 7, 2025

Amid the news being shared, EXO posted a story on Instagram with the caption “Every season with EXO-L” and it had the members taking part in the upcoming comeback, minus the members of CBX.

G5IsFzPbIAAMB1Q — | *@weareone.exo/Instagram*

When the post was shared, it was met with a lot of criticism from netizens who criticized the members for not reading the room, given the consensus about the ongoing lawsuit between SM Entertainment and CBX, as well as the feelings of fans. Some also added that after so long in the industry, EXO should be able to speak up about their members being excluded amid everything going on.

are they going to pretend cbx aren’t part of the group? This is your 13th year as a group SPEAK UP https://t.co/j9GiPS9bID pic.twitter.com/ED7V4ON3N5

— ✴︎ (@xingflavor) November 7, 2025

i’m so done, i’m out, not anymore an EXO-L if there no a full group EXO https://t.co/fMkjOUpTgV

— nozomi (@nozominhon) November 7, 2025

hiding and turning their backs because they can’t even stand up and fight. real men, huh 🍵 https://t.co/lFgbCKQ9EN

— gie (@sissymsgie) November 7, 2025

years of being loyal only to exo and this is how they treat us. EXO, you will never find another fans as loyal as EXOL istg you will regret this decision. https://t.co/zuNlHfQ0G1

— ana ☽̶☾ (@Kyoongsoo_oho) November 7, 2025

Exo has lost exo ls

there won’t be exo ls anymore just your fans who never cared about your full group https://t.co/ccmNssEQG6

— Account has been closed off-Leave me fk alone (@baoz_l) November 7, 2025