Johnny Kitagawa died in 2019 having engineered the birth of J-pop mega-groups.
The accusers in the Johnny Kitagawa sex scandal attend a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
“I apologise to his victims from the bottom of my heart,” she told a packed news conference in Tokyo while announcing she was stepping down as head of Johnny & Associates “to take responsibility”.Kitagawa died of a stroke aged 87 in 2019, having engineered the birth of J-pop mega-groups including SMAP, TOKIO and Arashi that amassed adoring fans across Asia.
Before his death, Kitagawa had successfully sued for defamation over the claims, although the verdict was partially overturned on appeal.A panel of experts last month released the results of its first, in-depth probe into allegations against Kitagawa, concluding his abuse dating as far back as the 1950s, even before the company was founded.
The panel said Fujishima, a long-time executive who was named Kitagawa’s successor after his demise, had been “remiss” in her duties because she failed to probe the allegations despite her knowledge of them.
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