TV personality Park Na-rae. Photo Sports Kyunghyang DB
One problem after another. Less than a day after offering explanations for multiple allegations sparked by her former managers’ exposs, TV personality Park Na-rae is now facing accusations of illegal medical treatment.
On the 6th, Dispatch reported that Park received injection procedures, which would constitute violations of the Medical Service Act, at an officetel in Ilsan.
The photos they released contain messages with the person known as ‘Injection Auntie’ and Park Na-rae’s manager, among others. The person called ‘Injection Auntie’ said, “I’m collecting prescriptions,” indicating antidepressants were being gathered, and is alleged to have delivered medication without a prescription. It was also explained that Park Na-rae had ‘Injection Auntie’ accompany her on overseas schedules, which overlapped with the filming period of MBC ‘I Live Alone’.
Previously, Park Na-rae’s former managers submitted a complaint requesting an investigation on suspicion of violating the Medical Service Act, and unidentified medical personnel, among others, were included as subjects of criminal charges.
Attorney Lee Se-jung of Law Firm Gwangjang, Park Na-rae’s legal representative, stated, “After a comprehensive review of related materials, the parties’ statements and conversations, text messages, etc., there is nothing legally problematic about Park Na-rae’s medical treatment,” and added, “In a situation where hospital visits were difficult due to a busy filming schedule, Park simply received an IV drip by requesting a house call from the doctor and nurse at the hospital she normally attends, which is a lawful medical service widely used by ordinary patients.” However, the report runs completely counter to their assertions.
Meanwhile, Park Na-rae’s former managers claimed that Park committed workplace harassment, including verbal abuse and forcing drinking gatherings, and that she caused injury by throwing a glass. They also took issue with errands such as making hospital appointments and picking up proxy prescriptions, and alleged that Park put her mother and ex-boyfriend on the payroll as employees and paid them salaries. They further filed a complaint for breach of trust, claiming that KRW 300 million in the ex-boyfriend’s jeonse deposit was remitted using company funds.
Park Na-rae’s side asserted, “Former employees demanded an amount equivalent to 10% of the company’s revenue in addition to severance pay,” claiming that after their resignations, the amounts demanded gradually increased and pressure via the media continued. Park also countered, “I am experiencing significant mental distress due to sudden resignations, baseless claims, and incessant demands for money.”
