US EditionFuji TV bears heavy responsibility over Nakai's 'sexual violence': panel
- In 2023, Masahiro Nakai, a 52-year-old former member of SMAP and celebrity presenter for Fuji TV, was accused of sexual violence against a female employee, leading to an independent probe commissioned by Fuji TV and a report released on Monday.
- The incident reportedly involved Nakai paying the woman 90 million yen, equivalent to $570,000, and both parties signing a non-disclosure agreement.
- The 300-page report by the panel headed by lawyer Akira Takeuchi concluded that the woman was sexually assaulted as an extension of her duties at Fuji TV, citing evidence including messages and interviews, and criticized Fuji TV's corporate culture tolerant of harassment and its practice of organizing social gatherings based on gender, age, and appearance.
- President Kenji Shimizu apologized for the company's inadequate relief measures, acknowledging that the woman's supervisors, from the director to the then president, did not consider the incident a human rights issue, while Nakai had previously issued a statement claiming some reports were "different from the facts".
- The accusations against Nakai resulted in him being dropped from shows on multiple networks, a mass exit of advertisers from Fuji TV, and the resignation of the private channel's bosses, with Akira Takeuchi stating that "Fuji TV didn't learn from two incidents", referencing the suicide of a 'Terrace House' participant and the sexual assault accusations against Johnny & Associates' late founder Johnny Kitagawa.
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