Key takeaways:
- Actor David Choe has come under scrutiny after a 2014 clip from his now-defunct podcast resurfaced.
- The clip has been widely criticized as describing rape and sexual assault.
- The resurfacing of the clip has sparked a conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault in the entertainment industry and the need for accountability.
Actor David Choe, who stars in the Netflix hit show “Beef”, has come under scrutiny after a 2014 clip from his now-defunct podcast “DVDASA” resurfaced. In the clip, Choe seemed to describe coercing a Black massage therapist into performing oral sex on him. The clip was shared on Twitter, but was removed after being labeled with a “report from the copyright holder” notice.
Journalist Aura Bogado posted a two-minute excerpt of the conversation (featuring NSFW language) on Twitter. In the clip, Choe tells co-host Asa Akira that he “just take[s] her hand and [puts] it on [his] dick, and she just holds it.” The clip has been widely criticized as describing rape and sexual assault.
An email obtained by NBC News, sent from Twitter and addressed to Meecham Whitson Meriweather — one of two social media users whose tweets were removed — listed Choe as the copyright holder and party who had requested the removal.
Choe has not yet publicly addressed the controversy. Netflix has not commented on the matter either. However, the resurfacing of the clip has sparked a conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault in the entertainment industry and the need for accountability.
The clip has been widely shared on social media, sparking a conversation about the prevalence of sexual assault in the entertainment industry and the need for accountability. It is unclear what the next steps will be for Choe and Netflix, but it is clear that the conversation is far from over.
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