90 Day Fiance star Jihoon Lee has denied Deavan Clegg's suggestions he abused her daughter Drascilla, which she has implied was one of the major reasons why the couple split.
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Jihoon posted a long rant Monday night on his Instagram Stories in response to allegations he abused Drascilla, Deavan's five-year-old daughter from a previous relationship, while the 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way couple was living in South Korea with Drascilla and Taeyang, their toddler son.
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"Hello all, To everyone who has been witnessing the past few months of [Deavan] and mines relationship.. I have not been the one to put this out on social media because I believe strongly to not cause drama online. However, now with the accusations and lies swarming around, I must defend myself so that my son sees the truth one day," Jihoon began his rant, which went on for 13 posts.
As part of Jihoon telling his side of the story, he wholeheartedly denied ever abusing Drascilla, whom Deavan has previously described as "a wild child."
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"Deavan wanted her daughter to be my daughter, Taeyang is my son. She said this to me. She wanted me to be a father to Drascilla. I accepted and when I tried to show Drascilla right from wrong, or even disciplining, both [Deavan] and Drascilla rejected the growing pains," Jihoon wrote.
"Deavan did not accept my type of discipline or helping her child become an amazing young girl. Here is a prime example: Drascilla was enrolled into an English academy in Korea. I would get calls from the director that Drascilla was hitting, spitting, screaming, and pulling other kids' hair and the teachers."
Jihoon claimed that, given he'd been asked to fulfill a parental role with Drascilla, he took it upon himself to try to address her behavior at the school she was attending.
"So I would come down to the school and try to talk to her the best I could. She wouldn't listen. She would continue with the same tactics, even after I would show her what she was doing was wrong," Jihoon explained.
"When she was pulling other children's hair and making them cry, I tugged on her hair, and asked, 'If I pull on your hair, does it hurt? You don't want to hurt your friends or the other kids.' And that still didn't work in her understanding."
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Deavan apparently didn't agree with Jihoon's parenting techniques and it caused some major issues between the former couple.
"How could I be a father to a child who she had called me dad in Korean, but when I tried to be a father, Deavan said I was in the wrong and hurt her child? (I have a written statement from the school in regards to these incidents of Drascilla being this way)," Jihoon continued.
Jihoon insisted he tried to co-parent Drascilla and his infant son Taeyang to the best of his ability. Jihoon, in fact, said "it's a lie" when Deavan claims he had refused to help her with the kids.
Deavan confirmed last week she has filed for divorce from Jihoon but he has yet to sign the papers, although Jihoon claimed earlier this month "there's no divorce on paper right now."
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On their breakup, Jihoon said about a month after Deavan left him and returned to the United States, she accused him of abusing Drascilla and "demanded a breakup."
One month after that, Jihoon said, "Another man was imitating Taeyang's father. Deavan made claims saying that Drascilla told Deavan that I had been abusing Drascilla. Drascilla told the truth that there was nothing to be said later on.. and Deavan was still going for the separation without confirming it with me."
"She did it through social media after she found her new boyfriend," added Jihoon, who confirmed his relationship with Deavan was over and she had moved on with a new man in late August.
Deavan's new boyfriend is Christopher "Topher" Park, a Korean-American actor who was born in Los Angeles, CA.
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Deavan and Topher went Instagram official on September 12 following weeks of Deavan teasing she's in a new relationship by posting photos of a man on her Instagram with his head cropped out.
Deavan then admitted she's totally smitten with Topher on Instagram on September 16 by posting a video of the couple cuddled up next to each other on a couch with their foreheads touching.
In regards to rumored allegations Jihoon's parents had also abused Drascilla, Jihoon also wrote, "It's a lie. There are not circumstances, evidence or reasons for that. It's social media and the world making up falsehoods."
Jihoon went on to slam Deavan by saying, "But is it okay to walk around outside without wearing masks on children in America? Is it okay to force children on rides for their couple videos when they cry and don't like it, but continue to do it anyways? This is what is shown on their YouTube channel."
Jihoon later added, "She's lying about my parents abusing her. Drascilla, she yelled at my mother. Because they couldn't communicate at all. My father spoke a little English. It's fine. So my mother got angry and yelled at her. That's abusive?"
Deavan previously made it clear she has no future with Jihoon because he allegedly did something "evil" that "can never be forgiven." It now appears Deavan may have been referring to Jihoon allegedly abusing Drascilla.
Deavan had accused Jihoon of wanting "nothing to do" with their son Taeyang, deleting their family from his memory, calling her "degrading" and "vile names," and putting herself, Taeyang and Drascilla in "danger." (Jihoon denied those claims).
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Deavan wrote on Twitter in August that she had "moved back" to America for a "horrible reason" and Jihoon had done "the most vile thing possible" that made her want to return to the United States.
Deavan had initially repeatedly teased fans must "wait 'till the Tell-All" to find out the awful things Jihoon had allegedly done to her and her kids.
However, that all changed last week when Deavan suddenly announced on her Instagram Stories that she and Jihoon will not be appearing on 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way's second-season Tell-All when it airs this later fall.
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"We will not be attending the Tell All," Deavan reportedly wrote of the cast reunion.
"TLC is aware of what happened to my daughter and has been for months their reason being 'we don't want to have to put your family through that and be around him' so I'll leave it at that."
Deavan, however, reportedly insisted her side of the story -- the "truth," she says -- will be released in the near future.
"I am a little upset I will not be able to tell my side due to the fact they knew what was happening and I sat here pretending it was okay online for them so I wouldn't be breaking my contracts. So the truth of my story will come out in time," Deavan reportedly noted.
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Season 2 of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way on TLC featured Deavan in a "flash forward" segment waiting out the coronavirus pandemic while living in a high-rise apartment building in South Korea.
The footage filmed earlier this year, seemingly around February or March, and was seemingly originally intended for TLC's 90 Day Fiance: Self-Quarantined spinoff, which aired on TLC this past spring.
But speculation began to swirl that Deavan and Jihoon's relationship was over when she reportedly returned to the United States with her children, Taeyang and Drascilla, in May.
Deavan's mother Elicia revealed on social media in late July that Deavan was just visiting America with her two kids and got "stuck" in Utah due to COVID-19 while Jihoon remained in South Korea.
"She is visiting here, but the travel restrictions have forced her to be here longer," Elicia reportedly wrote, adding, "[Deavan and Drascilla] are stuck here until travel restrictions are lessened because of the virus."
But it now appears Deavan and Jihoon were already broken up by then and Elicia felt the need to come up with a cover story in order to avoid 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way spoilers about the current status of her daughter's relationship.
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Deavan also vented on her Instagram Stories in August about how 90 Day Fiance viewers know very little about her struggles in 2020, suggesting her relationship with Jihoon had been on the rocks for months prior to their split.
"If you guys only knew the disgusting things that happened this year off camera," Deavan wrote.
"If you knew everything going on in this very moment. Knew what I'm doing and going through, the scars that happen this year. Enjoy the show. #90dayfiance."
Prior to the mid-season finale of 90 Day Fiance: The Other Way, Deavan was shown repeatedly forgiving Jihoon for his mistakes and trying to make a life work with him in South Korea.
Not only did Jihoon lie to Deavan about having a lot of money saved for his family, but he was also dishonest about working a full-time, high-paying job.
Jihoon's lack of parenting skills with Drascilla and Taeyang only added to the couple's issues, but he kept promising to become a better husband and father.
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Deavan therefore decided to give Jihoon a second chance under the expectation he would find a permanent apartment for them to live, make and save money, and better support and provide for his family.
90 Day Fiance: The Other Way will return to TLC on Sunday, October 11.
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