TOKYO: Japan's top boyband agency has issued an apology over sexual assault allegations against its late founder Johnny Kitagawa, with fans demanding Monday that the firm 'fully investigate' the matter.
Last month, Japanese-Brazilian singer Kauan Okamoto said he was repeatedly molested by Kitagawa, who established the entertainment empire Johnny and Associates.Okamoto alleged that Kitagawa, who died of a stroke aged 87 in 2019, assaulted him during his four-year stint with the agency until 2016, starting when he was 15 years old.
As a business and as an individual, I absolutely do not tolerate these acts,' her written statement said, referring to the documentary and Okamoto's testimony.'On the other hand, it is not easy for us to simply declare by ourselves whether individual allegations can be recognized as facts or not, when we cannot confirm with the individual directly concerned, Johnny Kitagawa,' she wrote.
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