‘Beef’ star David Choe’s resurfaced claims about sexual assault go viral

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98% fresh rating among critics on Rotten Tomatoes.However, Choe’s role was called into question online after investigative journalist Aura Bogado tweeted an unsettling clip from the artist’s now-defunct podcast “DVDASA.” The tweet has since been deleted “in response to a report from the copyright holder,” per Twitter reps.In the 2014 episode, entitled “Erection Quest,” the former “Vice” writer brazenly discussed touching a “black” masseuse without her consent, boasting that he was a “successful rapist,” Buzzfeed reported.

Choe described in lurid detail how he forced her to give him oral sex even though she’d “given me no signs that she’s into me or that this is appropriate behavior,” the Daily Mail reported.“The thrill of possibly going to jail, you know, that’s what achieved the erection quest,” Choe exclaimed in the clip. “Ew, you’re basically telling us that you’re a rapist now,” replied co-host, adult film star Asa Akira, per the Independent.However, he defended his alleged actions, joking that “she said yes with her eyes.” A month later Choe issued a statement saying it was all a joke — an “edgy” extension of his previous forays into button-pushing art.Choe has not responded to the Post’s request for comment regarding the video.

The Post has also reached out to Netflix for comment about the resurfaced interview.Meanwhile, needless to say, many new “Beef” fans were appalled by the clip. “Ughhhh….just when i started to like this actor, he f’s up the whole image.

men podcasters= trash,” exclaimed one horrified fan on Twitter.Another wrote, “Wtf? He needs to be under the jail. With every goofy person laughing in that video not far behind.”Others threatened to boycott the show. “Four episodes in, but after listening to.