On January 22nd, Hitoshi Matsumoto of Downtown filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court, requesting damages for defamation and the publication of an apology advertisement from the publisher, Bungeishunju, regarding the report on the suspicion of sexual assault in Weekly Bunshun. A lawsuit was filed. The amount claimed is approximately 550 million yen. This was announced by his agency Yoshimoto Kogyo.
Matsumoto’s attorney stated, “In the future, we will make it clear in the trial that there were no sexual acts described in the article or that there was any coercion of them, and that there are no facts that could be considered “sexual assault.” We would like to make this claim and prove it.”
[Related article: Hitoshi Matsumoto also appeals that sexual assault reports are not working… “You’ll lose everything” and “Darkness of the entertainment world” Ariyoshi and Kenkoba are sounding the alarm about Speedwagon Ozawa’s dangerous situation]
While we are curious about the fate of the court case, what is attracting attention is Speedwagon’s Kazutaka Ozawa’s movements.
In the first report at the end of the year, it was reported that Ozawa was actively “attending” Matsumoto. On January 8, Matsumoto, through Yoshimoto Kogyo, completely denied the contents of the article and announced that he would take a break from his entertainment activities to focus on the trial. On the other hand, it was the Ozawa side that “bullishly” denied the idea of self-restraint.
However, on the 13th, things changed completely. His agency announced that he would refrain from performing in the entertainment industry at his request, as he felt responsible for causing trouble to his fans and related parties. Many names of “attendant comedians” were reported, such as “Mr. “ and Jun Kurose of Punk Boo Boo, but Mr. Ozawa was the only one who refrained from attending.” (Entertainment reporter)
On the 21st, Akiko Wada released “Leave it to Akko! ” (TBS), mentions Ozawa. She said, “No, I’m really not feeling well. I need to see a doctor.”
Although Ozawa’s “great seniors” are worried about him, there are also cold voices from the entertainment world. This magazine reported the following comments from Ozawa’s fellow entertainers on the 22nd.
“He is a sensitive person. He seems to feel responsible for forcing Matsumoto-san to suspend his activities.Right now, he is complaining that he can’t eat or sleep…”
It’s true that the dark circles under my eyes are amazing… However, there are many opinions like Tamuken’s that they would like someone to deny or apologize in their own words.
It’s not cool to just shut up and disappear. Mr. Ozawa has a habit of saying mean things and being criticized by Mr. Idota for being too sweet, but he is usually mean. Why is it so silent?”
The lawsuit brought by Matsumoto was also covered on the “Shinichi Hatori Morning Show” (TV Asahi) on the 23rd. Chino Kikuma, a lawyer who serves as a commentator, said, “Depending on the situation, we may have to listen to Ms. Ozawa, the broadcast writer who was there, or even the two other women.” , pointing out the possibility that Ozawa will appear in court.
Opinions about Ozawa’s “future” are flying around on the internet, but the one that stands out is the one about Matsumoto.
《I wonder how small Matsumoto’s vessels are. If he had held a proper press conference and plainly said, “This is my problem, and it has nothing to do with junior comedians,” I would have been able to continue working. In the end, he ran away and removed the ladder, so in a sense Ozawa is also a victim. 》
“Even if Matsumoto intends to retire, he will have to hold a press conference and give an explanation such as “Ozawa was just following me. It’s all my responsibility.” Even if Matsumoto is planning to retire, he will have to protect the talents of other agencies as well. Still, it will be difficult for Ozawa to come back, but I hope he stops acting like a politician who blames everything on his secretary and runs away. 》
“It’s unfortunate that Matsu-chan was commenting on another comedian’s scandal and is now acting completely differently when it’s his own scandal. It’s like when Miyasako was doing his underground business, he said he had to think about his junior comedians, but he didn’t think about it at all.
When this magazine spotted Ozawa coming out of his home in mid-January, he was wearing a mask, hat, and glasses, giving off a “crazy” vibe. When asked directly by this magazine, she put on a shocked expression, perhaps because she was pretending to be someone else, and when asked a question, she turned on her heel and hurried back to her home. How is the suicide going now?
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