Do we need clarification? Yuna called Brian a liar both in her tweet and in the letter to her fans. I would say publicly calling him a liar twice without saying why would be considered disrespectful regardless of your cultural background.
I agree with RD - ex: the way Michelle handled it with her little story about "taking responsibilty for my own skating" was enough to keep the the US press satisfied.
Yuna has told us Brian is lying but refuses to show any proof. I think in a way it is better she doesn't but the lack of reasons from ATS and Yuna does not make a good case. Many are left feeling Orser was disrespected and treated poorly.
I do think we need clarification here that Yuna called Brian a "liar"
First of all, calling one person a liar is an attack on his character.
ex) B is a liar, he always tells untruthful things.
"Stop telling a lie," on the contrary, simply means there was an untruthful statement made by the other side.
ex) B is telling a lie to the public that I was a mere bystander in ending our coaching relationship. Please stop. I knew what was going on, and it was my decision to end the relationship.
After reading your post, janetfan, I went back and read the original ver. of Yuna’s statements.
Yuna both wrote in her twitter and Cyworld.
The first half of her twitter comments were "Please stop telling a lie, B." The other half explained the lie. Unlike Brian’s comments, Yuna knew about the split, and it was her decision.
Secondly, I also read Yuna’s statements in her Cyworld diary to check if she used any word close to a “liar.”
Here, Yuna elaborated what were the untruthful comments from her former coach Brian.
1) that Brian saying Yuna did not know about the split
Yuna says she was fully aware of it and Brian also knew that she knew
2) Brian saying this was her mother's decision, and Yuna was a mere bystander
Yuna says as a skater, she makes the final call on matters regarding her skating career.
3) Brian saying her mom was disrespectful in ending the coaching relationship
Yuna was very clear on this point that her team acted respectfully toward Brian. They ended the coaching relationship with Brian in a reasonable manner. Nothing was out of ordinary in their manner.
I read both of her statements and also most of the interviews from Brian. It seems to me this is a typical “he says, she says,” situation. Fascinating!

However, as a third party and an outsider of their dispute, I think it would be wise to refrain from making any judgment as to which side was a “liar,” who was acting disrespectfully, etc.
By the way, please can anybody tell me what other comments Brian made on the email where he wrote he got an offer from Mao, or was it true? I only read the Korea herald article where Brian said Mariko Wada of IMG Japan approached him several times. Does anybody have additional information? The mystery is just eating me up!
