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    Who is David Choe? The 'Beef' star's 2014 'rapist' comments resurface

    David Choe is feeling the heat, once again. The artist — whose graffiti work and paintings famously graced the walls of Facebook headquarters — is facing renewed backlash over his 2014 claims of a sexual encounter with a massage therapist who did not give her consent. The first wave of backlash came a month after he made the comments on his now-defunct "DVDASA" podcast. Then in 2017 activists ...
    by Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times Apr 19, 2023 4 minutes
    David Choe attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix' s "Beef" at Tudum Theater on March 30, 2023, in Hollywood, California.

    David Choe is feeling the heat, once again.

    The artist — whose graffiti work and paintings famously graced the walls of Facebook headquarters — is facing renewed backlash over his 2014 claims of a sexual encounter with a massage therapist who did not give her consent.

    The first wave of backlash came a month after he made the comments on his now-defunct "DVDASA" podcast. Then in 2017 activists spoke out against Choe when his work gained prime real estate at the Houston Bowery Wall. So what's all the fuss now?

    Earlier this month, Choe played a major part in the hit Netflix series "," which stars Ali Wong and Steven Yeun. Now a TV star with a highly acclaimed drama to his

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