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‘The Glory’ director embroiled in school bullying controversy
Netflix‘s popular K-drama series The Glory, has been embroiled in a controversy over school bullying allegations against him.On Friday (March 10), Ahn had been accused of physically assaulting a classmate while attending an international school in the Philippines in 1996 by an anonymous user on a chat site, according to Korea JoongAng Daily.“I just find it absurd and unforgivable that a perpetrator of school bullying would direct a television show about bringing school bullies to justice,” the anonymous user allegedly wrote.At the time, Netflix Korea said it had been “looking into the situation”. Meanwhile, Ahn had denied the claims, saying that while he had studied in the Philippines, he has no memories of hitting a classmate, per Newsen.However, Ahn has since reportedly admitted to the allegations and issued an apology through his law firm Jipyong, per The Straits Times.