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The new Netflix and A24 series Beef, starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, has become a viral sensation since it premiered all 10 episodes on April 6. The comedy-drama, about a road-rage incident gone haywire, has garnered plenty of praise for its lead performances, the show’s depiction of church culture and even a Hoobastank needle drop. However, a resurfaced podcast clip featuring one of Beef’s supporting actors, David Choe, is casting a shadow over the acclaimed series. And recent efforts to erase the video from social media are making fans even more upset.
Last Thursday, reporter Aura Bogado shared a now-removed video of Choe, who plays Isaac on Beef, on his former podcast DVDASA, describing himself as a “successful rapist.” In the 2014 recording, he tells his co-hosts in graphic detail about the time he received a massage from a Black woman he calls “Rose,” masturbated in front of her and forced her to perform oral sex.
“She’s definitely not into it,” the now-46-year-old says in the clip. “But she’s not stopping it either. I say, ‘Kiss it a little,’ she says, ‘No, all the massage oil is on it,’ and I take the back of her head. And I push it down on my dick, and she doesn’t do it. And I say, ‘Open your mouth, open your mouth,’ and she does it. And I start facefucking her.”