{"id":548796,"date":"2023-02-07T11:03:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T08:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/squid-game-star-says-he-behaved-badly-at-sexual-misconduct-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T11:03:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T08:03:11","slug":"squid-game-star-says-he-behaved-badly-at-sexual-misconduct-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-game-star-says-he-behaved-badly-at-sexual-misconduct-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Squid Game\u2019 Star Says He \u201cBehaved Badly\u201d at Sexual Misconduct Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3967653eaee\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3967653eaee\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-game-star-says-he-behaved-badly-at-sexual-misconduct-trial\/#%E2%80%98Squid_Game_Star_Says_He_%E2%80%9CBehaved_Badly%E2%80%9D_at_Sexual_Misconduct_Trial\" >\u2018Squid Game\u2019 Star Says He \u201cBehaved Badly\u201d at Sexual Misconduct Trial<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Squid_Game_Star_Says_He_%E2%80%9CBehaved_Badly%E2%80%9D_at_Sexual_Misconduct_Trial\"><\/span>\u2018Squid Game\u2019 Star Says He \u201cBehaved Badly\u201d at Sexual Misconduct Trial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>Squid <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a><\/em> star O Yeong-su <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to acknowledge some guilt as he spoke to the press while entering the courtroom Friday for the first day of his sexual misconduct trial in Seoul, South Korea. Clad in a gray jacket and hat, the 78-year-old actor said to a group of reporters,  \u201cI am sorry. I think I behaved badly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The stage and screen veteran, best known for his role in the smash-hit Netflix, was indicted by local prosecutors in November for allegedly inappropriately touching a young actress while the two were on tour for a play in 2017. The police report said that O attempted to hug the unidentified woman by force and kissed her on the cheek while they went out for a stroll together. O has admitted that he held the victim\u2019s hand but denies there was any indecent assault. The allegations were originally brought in 2021, but the police dropped the case due to a lack of evidence. Later, the prosecutors reopened the investigation after the woman appealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The accuser\u2019s lawyer declined to comment for an interview with <em>The Hollywood Reporter, <\/em>but the attorney has previously said the victim was 22 years old at the time of the crime and that she was a junior member of the theater company, where O was starring in a play. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cO admitted his wrongdoing when the victim asked for an apology, but he has denied the charges during the investigation, failing to show any remorse for his act,\u201d the attorney said in an initial statement to the press. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    According to local press reports, the accuser\u2019s attorney said in court Friday that the young woman decided to take criminal action after struggling for years with trauma while watching O appear frequently in the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> after <em>Squid Game<\/em> became a global sensation. In January 2022, the actor\u2019s fame reached new heights when he won a Golden Globe for best supporting actor for his performance in <em>Squid Game <\/em> \u2013 a first for a Korean screen performer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The woman reportedly submitted to the police and the court text messages she exchanged with O and details of her medical history, including psychiatric treatment she received after the alleged incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    O previously claimed in an interview with JTBC, the local broadcaster which initially brought the woman\u2019s allegations to public knowledge, that he only held the accuser\u2019s hand to guide her way while they were strolling around the lake \u2014 and that he had apologized not as an admission of guilt, but because the woman said she wouldn\u2019t make an issue if he said he was sorry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe are providing legal support for the victim and will continue to follow O\u2019s trial,\u201d a spokeswoman for Korea Women Link, a Seoul-based women\u2019s group, told <em>THR<\/em>. \u201cSince the trial is pending, we cannot discuss further about the details of the allegations.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Prior to <em>Squid Game<\/em>, O was best known as a prominent stage actor who had appeared in acclaimed local adaptations of plays like <em>King Lear<\/em> and <em>Faust<\/em>. He also appeared in a number of award-winning films, including director Kim Ki-duk\u2019s <em>Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Since the scandal began he has faced various forms of fallout. Following the indictment, O dropped out of the play <em>Love Letter<\/em>, while a government-funded advertising campaign about regulation innovation featuring O was suspended entirely.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The Korean arts scene came under intense scrutiny in 2018 after a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of female actors came forward and revealed their stories of sexual harassment and assault at the hands of male colleagues and directors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    On Friday, members of local civic groups stood outside the courtroom and shouted at O, claiming that he should admit to his wrongdoing and that Korea\u2019s #MeToo movement hasn\u2019t ended yet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    O\u2019s next trial is scheduled to resume on April 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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