#259: The “Godfather Of J-Pop” Assaulted Male Trainees In Exchange For Making Them Stars (Johnny Kitagawa)
Rotten Mango
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Johnny's Sexual Harassment Allegations
One victim states that they were assaulted by Johnny but said this, to put it simply, I don't dislike Johnny. In fact, I really like him. Even now I love him. A lot of the victims even talk about wanting more attention from Johnny and almost fighting over him because he was a status symbol to be favored by Johnny. It just became this exhausting internal mental battle that they should have never been forced to fight in the first place. The boys that became famous thanks to Johnny, their lives changed the moment they entered the agency. I think they're all just very grateful but their careers are very different from the sex crimes that took place. On one hand you have a predator.
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