"Crazy people" enraged... 'Late Choi Jin-sil's daughter' Choi Jun-hee's Starbucks post was not a check-in [Star Issue]

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Choi Jun-hee, daughter of the late actress Choi Jin-sil, directly addressed the controversy over her "Starbucks check-in photo."

Influencer Choi Jun-hee, currently on her honeymoon in Los Angeles (LA), U.S., sparked controversy on the 27th after posting a Starbucks check-in photo on social media.

This came amid Starbucks Korea facing fierce criticism for mocking victims of the the 18th Democratic Uprising, causing the issue to spread. The controversy has persisted daily, to the extent that Shinsegae Group Chairman Yong-jin Jung issued a public apology on the 26th. Amid this, some far-right celebrities faced backlash for participating in the Starbucks check-in relay. Given that Choi Jun-hee stated last May, "I want to live in a country without leftists," suspicions arose that she had joined the check-in relay.

However, Choi Jun-hee dismissed the claims, saying, "What do you mean 'check-in'? We went to Universal Studios in LA for our honeymoon. The only decent café there was Starbucks. Anyone who knows my style knows I didn't dress up that day. Since we paid a lot of money to visit an amusement park, I just wanted to take a photo, so I briefly covered my face with the cup."

She added, "There are Starbucks everywhere in the U.S. Why am I being insulted for drinking and posting a photo? Stop this, you crazy people. Why would I deliberately participate in a check-in just because of that incident? There was simply a Starbucks at Universal, and I bought a drink. My followers know this, but today my styling was almost bare-faced, just a second-level touch-up. I just wanted to cover my face with the cup. I'm truly, truly sorry, but between working and enjoying my honeymoon, I have no time to dwell on that Starbucks incident. And this is a trip to the U.S. — whether someone buys and drinks coffee or not is their choice. Why publish such inflammatory articles? Ugh, I'm so tired."

Choi Jun-hee married a non-celebrity man 11 years her senior at a hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 16th.

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