Park Na-rae's past recalled amid allegations of power abuse…"I resented my father who relied on alcohol"
Comedian Park Na-rae, who has been embroiled in allegations of power abuse toward a former manager and various controversies, has once again had remarks she made about her late father on a past broadcast draw attention. The remarks are being seen as an ironic point given the current circumstances.
Park Na-rae appeared as a guest on the 2016 SBS entertainment program "Same Bed, Different Dreams, It's OK, It's OK!" and shared the story of her father, who relied on alcohol during his lifetime. The broadcast introduced the story of an unemployed father struggling with alcohol problems, and upon hearing it Park Na-rae cautiously opened up about her own family history.
She recalled, "My family used to run many shops. Then when I was in middle school, my father opened a construction office but was swindled," adding, "I think the shock was too great." She confessed, "My father drank constantly. In the end he died because of alcohol," which evoked sympathy. Park Na-rae also honestly shared her complicated feelings at the time, saying, "I wish we had shared and talked about difficult things with the family, but we couldn't, and that is something I resented." This remark left a deep impression on viewers at the time and earned empathy.
However, as Park Na-rae has become embroiled in successive controversies including claims related to drinking, allegations of power abuse toward a former manager, and alleged illegal medical procedures, that remark has been brought up again. The former managers claim they suffered workplace harassment and verbal abuse, were forced to attend drinking parties, endured special injury, ran errands for proxy prescriptions, and were not paid for hosting fees, and on the 3rd they filed an application for provisional seizure of real estate at the Seoul Western District Court. They also announced plans to file a lawsuit seeking about 100 million won in damages. The former managers said, "We were verbally abused for not drinking, and at times were hit by thrown cups," They asserted. In response, Park Na-rae countersued those managers on charges of extortion, launching a legal battle.
There was also an allegation that Park Na-rae received medical procedures in a nonclinical setting from a figure known as the so-called "injection aunt." Park Na-rae's legal representative rebutted this, saying, "It was a legitimate house-call form of medical service, and there is nothing legally problematic," but the controversy has not easily subsided.
Ultimately, on the 8th Park Na-rae announced, "I will suspend broadcasting activities until everything is resolved neatly," and accordingly she stepped down from MBC's I Live Alone, Save Me, Homes, and tvN's Amazing Saturday.
In this situation, the scene in which Park Na-rae previously confessed, "I resented my father who relied on alcohol," has resurfaced and left a bitter aftertaste. With personal wounds from her private life overlapping with current controversies, the public is also viewing the matter with mixed perspectives.
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