Pop artist Nancy Lang has been posting updates on social media after the drunk driving controversy, showing behavior that seems completely at odds with public sentiment.
On the 13th, Nancy Lang posted a photo taken against the backdrop of an exhibition with her trademark cat doll (Coco Chanel) placed in the center.
Earlier, two days before, Nancy Lang also shared images of herself visiting an exhibition and viewing the artworks with Coco Chanel on her shoulder, without any particular comment.
It is not clear exactly when the photos were taken, but her eyes appeared fixed on the paintings as if absorbed in the works. In particular, the posts drew attention because they were uploaded three days after the drunk driving incident. However, she did not mention or post an apology about the recent drunk driving incident she committed. As if the drinking incident had never happened, she showed ordinary updates of visiting exhibitions, a behavior that seems out of step with public sentiment.
On the 8th, according to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station, Nancy Lang was booked on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act.
The same day, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station said Nancy Lang was booked on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act. According to the police, Nancy Lang was driving in an intoxicated state around 3:45 a.m. on Gangnam-daero when officers who responded to a report detained her. At the time, Nancy Lang's blood alcohol concentration was reported to be at a level that would cancel her license. However, there were no reported injuries or property damage caused by the drunk driving.
Later, Nancy Lang acknowledged the drunk driving to OSEN, saying, "Yesterday at a friend's birthday gathering I had one or two glasses of champagne and, since my home was nearby, I took the wheel. It was a careless judgment." At the same time, she said, "I was not taken to the police station or booked after being arrested at dawn today, and I did not go to the police station. I returned home safely with a friend's help."
The police plan to summon Nancy Lang for questioning to determine the exact time she began drinking and her driving route, among other specific details of the incident.
Even if Nancy Lang is reported not to have caused any injuries, she admitted to drunk driving herself, and only five days have passed, yet she posted personal exhibition-related content on social media more than once in that time, which inevitably raises the question, "Is she truly reflecting on her actions?"
Drunk driving is not a one-time mishap. Unlike in the past, society has formed an atmosphere that treats it as a "preliminary act of murder." These days, even once-popular entertainers can suffer career-ending damage from a single drunk driving incident. Whether someone had one or two glasses of champagne or drank 10 bottles of soju, drunk driving is the same. There is nothing to feel unfair about.<
[Photo] OSEN DB, Nancy Lang SNS
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