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David Choe is a renowned artist who has worked with several influential personalities including Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. He recently gained attention after his 2023 comedy series,Beefgarnered positive critics. While things were going great for the star, he is receiving severe backlash after his old podcast resurfaced online.
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A resurfaced podcast clip featured the actor making comments about a forceful sexual encounter with his massage therapist which was quite concerning however he, later on, claimed about making up the entire story.
David Choe Shared His Experience About a Forceful Sexual Encounter With Masseuse
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Since the success of his Netflix show, an old podcast clip ofDavid Choemaking headlines in which he shared bizarre comments on a sexual interaction with a masseuse. While theBeefis being widely praised by the fans, investigative journalist Aura Bogado shared a clip on Thursday from his 2014 podcast,DVDASA.
https://twitter.com/aurabogado/status/1646505812586823680?s=20
During his now-defunct podcast, he opened up about performing s*x acts in front of his massage therapist whom he called Rose. He further mentioned that he involved her in his acts against her will. While explaining his inappropriate behavior, he stated,
“You never ask first, you just do it, get in trouble and then pay the price later.”
Though his co-hosts reminded him of his heinous deed, he stated,“I just want to make it clear that I admit that that’s rapey behavior, but I am not a r*pist.”
He is yet to address the following backlash after his resurfaced video was made public but he released a statement back then.
David Choe Claimed His Comments Were Just Bad Storytelling!
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Soon after the journalist’s tweet went online, Twitterati started calling out the actor for his inappropriate comments. Check out the tweets here.
Four episodes in, but after listening to this, I’ll call it a season. I can’t support this project. And yes, one person CAN ruin an entire show or experience.#BEEFNetflix@netflix
— 𝕋𝕖𝕣𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 (@grayscalecrash)August 12, 2025
Netflix should immediately remove this rapist’s show from its list this is not a joke this guy thinks this is funny.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
— Patricia McNeal (@McNealPatricia)August 21, 2025
This is sick and disturbing and we wonder why rape culture thrives – only the woman protested – the other male cowards stood by and became complicit bystanders. I had Beef on the list to watch but nah#BoycottBeef@netflixdo better
— 👸🏽Emotions Are Data. Use It Wisely. (@KarlynPercil)June 04, 2025
Wtf? He needs to be under the jail. With every goofy person laughing in that video not far behind.
— Krawen (@krawensoul)August 23, 2025
@aliwong@steveyeunhow could David Choe be part of this project? Enfuriating and Disgusting.#NetflixBeef#BEEFNetflix
— I Am Román-Joy🔥 (@RomanJoySays)June 22, 2025
Though he hasn’t responded to the same, he released a statement in 2014 claiming,“it’s bad storytelling in the style of douche.”
He denied assaulting the woman as he stated,
“I never thought I’d wake up one late afternoon and hear myself called a rpist. It scks. Especially because I am not one. I am not a rpist. I hate rpists.”
He further continued,
“We create stories and tell tales. It’s not a news show. It’s not a representation of my reality. It’s not the place to come for reliable information about me or my life.”
Source:Gawker,Aura Bogado’s Twitter
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