Published : Aug. 3, 2017 - 10:25
An actress is suing director Kim Ki-duk for assault and coercion, reports said Thursday.
The actress says Kim slapped her and forced her to shoot a sex scene that was not in the script while working on Kim’s 2013 film “Moebius.”
She eventually quit, and Lee Eun-woo replaced her in the female lead role.
Kim Ki-duk (Yonhap)
Kim’s representative said that while it is true that the director struck the actress across the face, it had been part of coaching a scene. “We never forced a sex scene that wasn’t in the scenario,” the representative added.
“Moebius” was screened at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office is investigating the case.
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