Was Lee Se-young Sexually Assaulted by On-Screen Dad? Serious Debate Sparked
Recently, actress Lee Se-young and actor Choi Min-soo, who assumed the role of her on-screen dad in the new K-drama “Motel California”, appeared together at the press conference for the drama.
However, a video from this press conference, in which Lee Se-young and Choi Min-soo posed together, has sparked negative responses.
In particular, the video shows Choi Min-soo rubbing Lee Se-young’s arm amid camera flashes, and then making several cute poses with the actress. Seeing this, some fans accused Choi Min-soo’s action of being inappropriate and making Lee Se-young uncomfortable, and many even said Choi Min-soo was basically sexually assaulting Lee Se-young.
However, others argued otherwise, claiming that the context was Choi Min-soo joking around to calm Lee Se-young down from intense nervousness. These people also criticized people who take things out of context, stating that they shouldn’t rush to accuse people of claims as serious as sexual assault.
Below are some comments from netizens:
- Lee Se-young looks really uncomfortable
- What’s wrong with that old guy who keeps squeezing and rubbing Lee Se-young?
- This feels like sexual harassment
- She is not uncomfortable. In fact, she spoke highly of him in an interview, that she feels very proud to work with him even though they shot only a few scenes together because her on-screen character is mostly away from her father according to the script.
- She said in an interview that he was like her real father on set. It seems that he was trying to ease her tension with his cheerful manners.
- Please don’t accuse Choi Min-soo, who is a family man, of such nefarious claims
- You need to watch the whole video. Choi Min-soo was joking around because Se-young was shaking from being too nervous. Se-young even joked back.
