Comedian Park Narae's home theft incident involving about 5.5 billion won has prompted new claims that contradict the former managers' statements.
Earlier, the former managers mentioned the home theft that occurred last year as the trigger that made them feel betrayed by Park Narae, saying suspicions arose that an insider was involved and that trust collapsed when personal information was submitted to the police during that process. In particular, Park Narae's ex-boyfriend reportedly obtained the managers' personal information under the pretext of preparing employment contracts and then submitted it to the police as material for the purpose of 'designating a suspect of interest.'
However, according to a new claim recently revealed by a YouTuber, the person who first raised the possibility of an insider was not Park Narae but former manager A. It is said A suspected the stylist, and based on that, internal meetings were held and the consensus was to actively cooperate with the police investigation. In other words, the insider suspicion is claimed to be an issue settled as part of cooperation with the investigation after internal discussion rather than a one-sided accusation.
There were also rebuttals about the circumstances of providing personal information. According to the new claim, the managers' personal information such as resident registration cards was a necessary procedure for preparing employment contracts and paying wages, and securing the related documents was inevitable to pay wages as business income. The counterargument that there was no reason to deceive them to obtain personal information was also raised. It was also explained that the materials submitted to the police were provided with the consent of the parties involved.
Suspicion related to the lawyer appointed at the time of the theft also resurfaced. Park Narae hired a lawyer immediately after the incident, and it is known that she signed an unusual contract to pay a success fee if the lost expensive bag was found. The lawyer's hiring cost was about 33 million won, which some say is excessive compared with typical cases.
In particular, it was claimed that the person who led the appointment of this lawyer was former manager A, and that the lawyer currently representing A in the legal dispute with Park Narae was the same person who represented Park Narae in the theft case. There was also a claim that A promised this lawyer a 10% success fee if the case was settled by agreement.
Ultimately, the home theft incident at Park Narae's residence has moved beyond a simple theft case and again raised questions about who suspected an insider, the process of cooperating with the investigation, and the background to the lawyer's appointment. With the claims of the former managers and Park Narae sharply at odds, attention is focused on which claims will be revealed as true through future legal judgments.
Meanwhile, on the 12th, former manager A of Park Narae drew a line, issuing an official statement regarding a phone call recording released the previous day that contained content of him crying while worrying about Park Narae and her dog's health, saying "there was no substantive apology or settlement, and there was no discussion about a legal settlement at all."
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