Comedian Park Na-rae has been embroiled in controversy after former managers' revelations and allegations, and it is estimated that legal fees alone may have cost around 500 million won.
Recently, a video titled '[Park Na-rae full summary] why Park Na-rae does not apologize' was posted on the YouTube channel "Jang Lawyer." In that content, Jang Hyun-o of SK Law Office organized the timeline of the Park Na-rae controversy and offered his opinion as a lawyer.
While organizing the conflicts and controversies between Park Na-rae and her former managers in chronological order, Attorney Jang said the golden window for settlement was when the abuse of power allegations were first reported. Jang said, "If someone claims 100 million won while saying there were violations of the Labor Standards Act and all kinds of illegality, wouldn't the mother be angered by 10 million won? This was an unnecessarily provocative act," and added, "If Park Na-rae had things that made her uneasy here, stains on herself that could now become big serious crimes like unlicensed medical practice, special injury, embezzlement, she should have stopped it here."
He continued, "If all it was was that she failed to pay managers a little money and she was confident, she could have come out strong here. Go to trial, and if the judge orders payment, then pay. But although these are allegations, the case is growing enormously," adding, "Not reconciling with the managers was a very big mistake. The golden time for settlement is over."
Regarding the former manager's revelation about the 'injection aunt,' he said, "Starting with the injection aunt, it might have become an emotional and pride battle for the managers too, and they may have revealed it with a 'let's die together' mindset," and argued, "Unlicensed medical acts are things where the manager, by nature, manages and controls that person's schedule and directly performs many roles, so if things go wrong, managers are likely to become entangled in the injection aunt matter. For example, a manager might have called the injection aunt in the past. The fact that they revealed everything while accepting they might be harmed and punished shows they took the pride and emotion fight to the end, even to the point of 'if I die and you die, you will ultimately lose more.'"
Jang Hyun-o said, "The best scenario for Park Na-rae would have been when the 100 million won came in to give each person 300 million to 500 million won and apologize, saying, 'A tax accountant made a mistake about overtime pay and miscalculated hours. I misunderstood and didn't pay for a few months; I'm very ashamed. I will comply with the Labor Standards Act going forward,' and move on."
Attorney Jang also offered his personal thoughts on Park Na-rae's final statement video. He said, "(In the video) she uses expressions like misunderstanding and oversight. Those are not legally meaningful expressions and are vague self-evaluations, so they mean nothing. She neither clearly apologized nor made efforts to restore the victims' losses, and trying to wage a public opinion battle with such vague expressions could later lead to criminal punishment; posting this video then could work against her."
He added, "Park Na-rae's actions so far have been somewhat irrational in failing to protect herself. Whether the managers demanded a certain amount and she couldn't pay, or she didn't because she thought she hadn't done anything wrong, I don't know. Leaving aside her image as an entertainer in the broadcasting industry, legally and criminally the risk of imprisonment is growing significantly."
In particular, when asked about the ongoing lawsuits involving Park Na-rae, 'If there are seven, how much would you have to pay a law firm?' Attorney Jang replied, 'Wouldn't it be at least 500 million won?' which drew attention. He added, 'So when people engage in pride battles, only the lawyers make money.'
Last December, Park Na-rae's former managers accused her of special injury, proxy prescribing, illegal medical acts and nonpayment of expenses, and announced plans to file for provisional seizure of real estate and sue for damages. Park Na-rae denied those claims and countersued the former managers for attempted extortion and embezzlement. Afterward, the so-called 'injection aunt' controversy involving Park Na-rae emerged, and the truth battle with the former managers continues.
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