'Beef' Creator and Stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong Address David Choe Controversy

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 creator Lee Sung Jin and the show's stars, Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, have broken their silence in the wake of the scandal surrounding one of the show's breakout stars, David Choe.In a joint statement to, Jin, Wong and Yeun addressed Choe's comments a week after Choe found himself embroiled in controversy when his crass comments from a 2014 interview on a podcast resurfaced, in which he referred to himself as a «successful rapist.» There was immediate backlash following the episode, and he apologized in 2014 and then again in 2017.

His 2014 comments resurfaced amid becoming an instant hit on Netflix.«The story David Choe fabricated nine years ago is undeniably hurtful and extremely disturbing,» the statement read. «We do not condone this story in any way, and we understand why this has been so upsetting and triggering.

We're aware David has apologized in the past for making up this horrific story, and we've seen him put in the work to get the mental health support he needed over the last decade to better himself and learn from his mistakes.»In clips of the now-defunct podcast, , Choe tells his co-host, porn actor and director Asa Akira, and a group of guests a story that has been criticized as rape and sexual assault since it's been widely shared after  debuted last week.