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THE pundit whose two kids hilariously crashed his BBC interview has denied claims that he fought with his wife and hurt the tots.

Korea expert Prof Robert Kelly and his family became viral hits when his live chat with news host James Menendez was interrupting by his two rowdy youngsters.

 Prof Robert Kelly with wife Jung-a Kim and tots Marion and James. The family were addressing the world's media after his hilarious interview went viral
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Prof Robert Kelly with wife Jung-a Kim and tots Marion and James. The family were addressing the world's media after his hilarious interview went viralCredit: Getty Images
 Prof Kelly, a Korea expert, assured humourless critics that his kids were not hurt
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Prof Kelly, a Korea expert, assured humourless critics that his kids were not hurtCredit: EPA

But some humourless commentators accused him of being heavy handed to toddler Marion and baby James.

And there were baseless fears he was furious with wife Jung-a Kim, who was seen bounding into his study to retrieve the wayward tots.

Hitting back, Prof Kelly told a packed press conference at Pusan National University in South Korea: "Our children were not hurt.

"We normally do not treat our children the way you saw in the clip.

"In that same vein, no, I was not shoving Marion out of the way when I tried to move her behind the chair."

He explained: "We had toys and books in the room. My hope was that she would play with the books for a few moments until the interview was finished."

 Jung-a Kim and Robert Kelly with their adorable tots Marion and James. Prof Kelly said his kids were not punished
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Jung-a Kim and Robert Kelly with their adorable tots Marion and James. Prof Kelly said his kids were not punishedCredit: AP:Associated Press

He also revealed that strangers have accused him of not wearing any TROUSERS during the blooper interview on Friday.

"Yes I was wearing pants!" he told the world's media.

"Someone at lunch asked me if wearing pants. Strangers ask me if I was wearing pants!"

He assured the "very public family blooper" was not staged, and admitted: "I thought it was a disaster".


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