Taiwanese Actor Offers Half-Apology For Sexually Vuglar Remark Aimed At LE SSERAFIM
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Taiwanese actor Wayne Huang (also known as Huang Weijin) offered a half-apology after sexually harassing LE SSERAFIM.
Recently, the Taiwanese actor came under fire while hosting the 2024 Superstar Red & White Entertainment Awards in Taiwan for making a vulgar comment about LE SSERAFIM during the group’s performance.
According to reports, during LE SSERAFIM’s appearance, the actor stated that he wanted to “Insert (himself) into (LE SSERAFIM’s) lower area…” before attempting to pass off his remark as if he was alluding to fried sweet potato balls.
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The remark has sparked widespread criticism aimed at the actor. As the controversy grew, Wayne Huang took to his Instagram to address the allegations. In a post, the actor apologized but insisted that he meant he wanted to “Insert himself” into the fried sweet potato balls.
I received a lot of messages and comments. Thank you, everyone, for the warning and advice. I have things to say regarding what happened on stage today.This is what happened. For that segment, the members were supposed to have a taste of the food one by one. Yunjin was going to eat a fried sweet potato ball by inserting the bamboo skewer stick into it. So, by instinct, I wanted to react to it so that this process wouldn’t be filled with silence. Then, I said something that caused a misunderstanding. What I wanted to convey was, “It’s great to be able to share food with an idol one likes.”I absolutely did not mean anything else. I would like to apologize to viewers who felt uncomfortable after hearing what was said. I should pay more attention to the details and usage of certain words and sentences. This is where I was lacking. I’m very sorry.I prepared for the hosting of this show very diligently. I absolutely did not want to cause any discomfort for anyone. I hope everyone can believe. I absolutely, totally did not mean it that way. I’m thankful for everyone’s criticism and advice. I’ll certainly pay more attention to the words I use going forward. Once again, I sincerely apologize.
— Wayne Huang
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