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Entertainer Park Na-rae's ex-manager leaves country amid ongoing legal dispute

Published: 14 Jan. 2026, 14:00 Updated: 14 Jan. 2026, 18:57

Entertainer Park Na-rae [NEWS1]

A former manager of comedian and television personality Park Na-rae left the country amid an ongoing legal dispute, according to a local media report on Tuesday.

According to Ilgan Sports, the former manager departed for Las Vegas on Dec. 22, 2025, and has remained there for about three weeks.

“I’m currently in the United States due to health issues,” the former manager told the Ilgan Sports. “I’ve completed all scheduled police investigations as both complainant and respondent. If further questioning is required, I will return to Korea immediately.”

The former manager appeared for a first round of police questioning on Dec. 20 last year as a suspect in a case filed by Park, who accused them of attempted blackmail and embezzlement.

“That session was delayed because Park's legal team was slow to submit evidence,” the former manager said.

In response to reports that a second round of questioning had been scheduled for Monday, the former manager said that “the date was not confirmed.”

“Before I left Korea, I was informed that an additional embezzlement charge had been filed and that a second investigation may take place,” they added. “I told the police I would return immediately if summoned.”

Park's former managers filed a criminal complaint with the Gangnam Police Precinct last year, accusing the entertainer of workplace harassment, as well as aggravated injury, receiving unauthorized prescriptions, unreimbursed work-related expenses, defamation by stating false information, violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes.

They also requested a provisional seizure of Park's real estate through the Seoul Western District Court on Dec. 3, 2025.

In response, Park filed a complaint with the Seoul Yongsan Police Precinct on Dec. 5 that same year. She accused her former managers of attempted blackmail and submitted an additional complaint on Dec. 20 on charges of occupational embezzlement.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY JANG GU-SEUL [[email protected]]