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oregonjen

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1. Watched the first 3 episodes until I heard this news story...
Fri May 5, 2023, 05:10 PM
May 2023
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/21/arts/television/david-choe-beef-netflix.html#:~:text=the%20main%20story-,%27Beef%27%20Stars%20Call%20Actor%27s%20Story%20About%20Sexual%20Assault%20%27Undeniably,coercing%20a%20masseuse%20into%20sex.

The creator and two stars of the new Netflix series “Beef” addressed a brewing controversy on Friday about another actor on the show who said on a podcast in 2014 that he had sexually assaulted a masseuse, comments now recirculating on social media.

David Choe, an actor and artist, has long said that he made up the incident he recounted on his podcast, an assertion that the show’s creator, Lee Sung Jin, and its lead actors, Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, backed up in a statement.

“The story David Choe fabricated nine years ago is undeniably hurtful and extremely disturbing,” said Lee, Yeun and Wong, who are also executive producers on “Beef.” “We do not condone this story in any way, and we understand why this has been so upsetting and triggering.”

They added, “We’re aware David has apologized in the past for making up this horrific story, and we’ve seen him put in the work to get the mental health support he needed over the last decade to better himself and learn from his mistakes.”

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