Top Actress Snaps At Reporter For Portraying Her Controversial Divorce In Negative Light

Actress Lee Ji Ah clapped back at a reporter for bringing up her divorce.

Lee Ji Ah | Naver

On January 25, GQ Magazine published an interview with the star.

 

In the interview, a journalist asked the actress if she had hesitated to star in the upcoming K-Drama, Queen Of Divorce.

If you just look at the subject of the project, I think you might have hesitated in choosing the K-Drama.

— GQ

In the series, the actress plays the role of Kim Sa Ra, a divorcee who was sentenced to prison due to her husband’s betrayal.

Poster for “Queen of Divorce” | JTBC

Lee Ji Ah then responded curtly, asking why the journalist felt that way.

Why? Why does it have to be a sensitive topic? I never thought of it that way.

Lee Ji Ah

Lee Ji Ah then went on to ask the journalist why she should be careful about playing a divorcee.

There are many people who marry and then divorce for their happiness. (Divorce) isn’t some rare event; it is an every day event, and I don’t know why I should be sensitive about it.

— Lee Ji Ah

The journalist didn’t relent, however, and asked if she felt that her experience from her own divorce had helped her play the role to which Lee Ji Ah explained that it wasn’t necessarily her divorce that helped her.

I felt I could understand the role better, but it wasn’t because of my marriage and divorce. Rather, I felt it was because I have had painful experiences with people in my life. It felt like I was able to look down on the character from above and empathize with her.

— Lee Ji Ah

Meanwhile, Lee Ji Ah was at the center of one of Korea’s biggest controversies when she was found to have secretly married and divorced the legendary singer Seo Taiji.

“Penthouse” Lee Ji Ah Once Shocked The World, And Her Then-Lover Jung Woo Sung, With Her Secret Marriage To Seo Taiji

Despite her divorce, Lee Ji Ah has gone on to have an illustrious career as a leading actor in several hit K-Dramas, such as the Penthouse series and My Mister.

Lee Ji Ah in “Penthouse” | SBS

You can watch the trailer for Lee Ji Ah’s upcoming K-Drama, Queen Of Divorce, in the link below.