JTBC ‘Case Chief’ broadcast screen

Former managers of TV personality Park Na-rae have come forward with additional allegations of abuse of power.

On the 10th, JTBC ‘Case Chief’ released the contents of a phone call with Park's former manager, referred to as A, stating that during preparations for filming the MBC travel variety show ‘Nado Sinna’, when A said the necessary items would be packed in advance, Park replied, "Just go as is." However, on the day of departure, she suddenly demanded props such as a mat and wine glasses.

As they urgently began searching for props, she hurled abuse with remarks such as "Why can't you find it?", "If you're going to do the job like sh*t, why do it?", and "I should finally set you straight." A asserted that after the variety show ended, A drove Park home and stated an intention to resign. Park then called the production staff and asked whether they had bullied the assistants and why they were resigning, which A took as her shifting the blame again.

Regarding the ‘injection auntie’ issue that has now become a major problem, A also said that when medication was not provided, Park used abusive language such as "If you can't even do this, why are you in this job?", "You really do your work like sh*t," and "Do you want to get straightened out?"

As for the meeting that Park had said had ‘cleared up misunderstandings’, A explained that Park called saying she wanted to reach a settlement, so A went to Park's home around 3 a.m. Park, her current manager, and an acquaintance were there, and the four talked for three hours.

A continued that Park had been drinking, and the settlement and apology they had said they would discuss never happened. Instead, she kept asking, "Can't we go back to how we used to be?" and "Won't you work with me again?", even suggesting, "Let's go to a karaoke room."

JTBC ‘Case Chief’ broadcast screen

After seeing Park's statement claiming that a settlement had been reached, A sent an agreement through a lawyer demanding an apology for "lies related to the case." According to A, Park then reached out, pleading, "I'm so scared. I think I might develop panic disorder and social phobia," and when A said the settlement talks were over, Park responded, "Then let's resolve this through a thorough investigation and legal evidence."

Earlier on the 3rd, former managers including A exposed allegations of Park's abuse of power, filed a provisional real-estate seizure application with the Seoul Western District Court, and announced a damages suit of about 100 million KRW over workplace bullying, special injury, proxy prescriptions, and unpaid production expenses. They also filed a criminal complaint for embezzlement under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Economic Crimes, alleging that she registered her mother and ex-boyfriend as agency employees to pay them salaries.

In addition, while running a one-person agency, Park allegedly failed to complete the registration process for a popular culture and arts management business and was said to have received medical acts from the so-called ‘injection auntie’ A, leading to reports for violations of the Medical Service Act and the Act on the Development of the Popular Culture and Arts Industry.

Park has stated that she will suspend broadcasting activities until all suspicions are resolved. She has stepped down from all of her programs and issued two explanations, but as revelations continue, the controversy is intensifying.

As suspicions of illegal acts prompt reexamination of remarks by herself or those around her on past broadcasts, and with a former manager alleging yet another case of abuse of power, public criticism continues, with comments such as “I thought she was a good person,” “She hid it well all this time,” and “We probably won't see her on TV again.”