Top Fuji TV Execs Exit Amid Alleged Sex Scandal Linked to Former Boy Band Star
Top brass at Japanese network giant Fuji Television and its parent company have stepped down following allegations involving Masahiro Nakai.
Japan's Fuji TV executives resign over sex scandal linked to former boy band star
Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.
J-pop star and former Smap leader Masahiro Nakai retires after sexual misconduct allegations
The allegations concern a 2023 encounter with a woman that involved a closed-door setting and a “sexual act against her will”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ex-SMAP member Masahiro Nakai to retire amid sexual misconduct allegations
The 52-year-old former SMAP member said his contracts had been wound up, and that negotiations with sponsors were in progress.
Masahiro Nakai’s Alleged Sex Scandal Prompts Advertiser Exodus at Japanese TV Giant Fuji
Japanese TV network Fuji faces mass advertiser exodus after allegations of covering up sexual assault claims against host Masahiro Nakai of SMAP fame.
Japan’s Fuji Media tries to defuse ex-Smap member Nakai’s sex scandal, but it all backfires
A career-ending sex scandal involving one of Japan’s most bankable stars has snowballed into a corporate governance nightmare and a textbook cautionary tale of how crises should never be managed.
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai announces retirement after sexual misconduct allegations - ‘I will continue to face my problems and will respond in good faith,’ says former boy band member
Star TV host retires as sex scandal rocks Japan industry
Dozens of companies have pulled their commercials from Fuji Television amid claims that the company's staff had tried to cover up the scandal. Nakai has denied using violence against the woman, and said on 9 January that he had "resolved" the matter with her through a settlement.
Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and former pop star in Japan, retires after sexual assault report
Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's top TV hosts and a former pop star, says he is retiring to take responsibility over sexual ...
Masahiro Nakai sex scandal puts Japan’s entertainment industry in crosshairs
Observers say the former boy band member's fall from grace echoes music mogul Johnny Kitagawa's decades of sexual abuse Japan ...