MOTHER OF ‘NUT RAGE’ KOREAN AIR HEIRESS GRILLED OVER ‘ILLEGAL MAIDS’
The matriarch of the Korean Air dynasty was grilled on Monday over allegations she used company resources to illegally hire foreign housekeepers, as a probe into the scandal-hit family widened. Lee Myung-hee, 69, who was questioned by Police twice last month over multiple assault allegations, was interrogated by immigration authorities over suspicions she hired more than 10 Filipino maids to work at her family home on false pretences, by claiming they were working for Korean Air. Lee and her family have found themselves the object of public anger following a series of scandals.
Lee’s two daughters, who held management positions at South Korea’s national carrier, became viral sensations for temper tantrums which were dubbed the “nut rage” and “water rage” scandals online. Her older daughter Cho Hyun Ah made global headlines in 2014 for kicking a cabin crew chief off a Korean Air plane for being served macadamia nuts in a bag rather than a bowl. She later served a short prison sentence.