Former teen idol alleges sex abuse by Japan music mogul
Japanese-Brazilian singer Kauan Okamoto says there was a “general awareness” among the boys under Johnny Kitagawa’s management that rejecting his advances would hurt their chances of success, though the mogul never explicitly said so. – Facebook pic, April 12, 2023.
A FORMER teen idol today said he was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Johnny Kitagawa, the founder of Japan’s biggest boyband empire, in a rare public allegation against the late mogul. The talent agency Johnny and Associates, which was established by Kitagawa and has dominated the country’s showbiz industry for decades, did not respond to multiple requests for comment from AFP.
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