SEOUL FEUD: President’s confidante detained.

Prosecutors placed Choi Soon-sil, who has been described as a Rasputin-like character, under “emergency detention” late Monday, Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office tells CNN.

Choi is South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s friend and an informal adviser whose access to confidential government documents has led to noisy demands for Park’s ouster, with thousands taking to the streets last weekend demanding that she step down.

Must be nice.