One of the composers for the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony has quit, following a resurfaced interview in which he brags about bullying a disabled kid.
Keigo Oyamada
-- one of the composers for the opening ceremony -- has pulled out ... following claims he bullied a disabled classmate.It's truly disturbing, but Oyamada -- now 52 years old -- once bragged to local news media that he forced a disabled boy to masturbate in front of others and eat his own feces. The interviews were conducted when he was not yet famous, but they resurfaced recently when it was announced he would be involved in the opening ceremony.
Oyamada -- who writes under the name"Cornelius" and is popular in Japan for creating the Shibuya-kei beat -- has apologized for his"very immature" behavior ... and is backing out of the gig. As you know ... the Summer Games have faced many challenges -- mostly related to the COVID-19 pandemic -- including star athletes being forced to miss them for
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