A dispute between comedian Park Narae and her former managers has escalated into a battle over the truth, and suspicions have arisen that the claims made by the former managers are false.
On the 9th, a YouTuber uploaded a video to a personal channel titled "Shocking exclusive! Obtained recording file of Park Narae power-abuse controversy… the reality of the 500 million won settlement." The YouTuber said they obtained and released call material said to have been exchanged between Park Narae and a former manager identified as A.
In the call, Park Narae's former manager A, choking up, said, "I don't know why it came to this," expressing concern for Park Narae. The manager also mentioned Park Narae's pet and said, "Did you go to the hospital? Because of heartworm," expressing friendly concern, and when Park Narae said she smoked, the manager asked, "Are you going to have throat surgery again?" showing worry and creating a friendly atmosphere.
The call is said to have taken place the day before Park Narae posted on her personal social media that she had cleared up misunderstandings with the former managers she was in dispute with. Coincidentally, at the time the former managers acknowledged that they did speak with Park Narae but said they confirmed differences in opinion and drew a line at reconciliation. Because Park Narae was criticized again for distributing a one-sided statement, the friendly atmosphere revealed in the recorded call caused confusion.
Eventually questions arose about the credibility of the various allegations the former managers had made against Park Narae. Earlier, the former managers alleged abuse of power, including verbal abuse, special assault, 24-hour standby duties, and also claimed that wages and severance pay differed from verbal agreements and that settlement fees were unpaid.
However, claims surfaced that A's official employment history could not be verified or that A chose business income rather than earned income, and that payments for Park Narae's advertising agency fees were deposited into a personal corporation under A's name. This appears to have further intensified the battle over the truth between Park Narae and her former managers surrounding the power-abuse controversy.
However, the former managers said they requested enrollment in the four major insurance programs starting in September last year but were not accepted, and they appealed that, unlike them, Park Narae's mother and ex-boyfriend, who do not work for her, were enrolled in the four major insurance programs. They also raised allegations that Park Narae's one-person agency was not registered as an entertainment planning business and alleged illegal medical activity through the so-called "injection aunt." No clarification on these allegations has yet emerged.
Meanwhile, on the 7th, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station said it searched the residence of a nonmedical person surnamed Lee, known as the "injection aunt," at the end of last month on suspicion of violating the Medical Service Act, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act and for a psychotropic drug offense under the Narcotics Control Act. The police said they plan to summon related parties in turn to confirm the facts once analysis of the seized items is complete.
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