NTV is flabbergasted by the counterattack of a star it once buried for non-compliance. Fearing a repeat of Fuji Television, which came under heavy fire for the Nakai scandal, NTV not only quickly cut off the TV personality Taichi Kokubun (51) without saying a word, but also went on a rampage to disrupt a press conference by Kokubun. Exclusive photos: Losing weight and growing gray hair… The drastically changed appearance of “Mr. Masahiro Nakai” ***
In the first part of this article, we reported on the “problematic fax” that Nittele had sent to Kokubun Taichi in the midst of the controversy. The! DASH! DASH! Two days before the announcement of Kokubu’s resignation, he was summoned to Nittele on the pretext of “a meeting for the program and a greeting to the new producer. The fax reiterated that “everything was explained to Mr. Kokubu and was conducted with his approval. However, Mr. Kokubu did not sign his approval of Nittele’s explanation, nor was any written document presented to him. In fact, Mr. Kokubu had made a recording of the Nittele interview, but was asked to delete it on the spot on the grounds that it had been “leaked. He even put the contents of my press conference and interview with the Weekly Shincho on the chopping block, accusing me of ‘leaking information without prior notice. In one of the faxes, which is steeped in Nittele’s self-righteous “control of information,” one passage is particularly difficult to understand. In the fax, one part in particular is particularly difficult to understand. However, it is not clear which part of the statement specifically applies. In fact, I did not make any statement that would lead to the identification of the victim, and I can’t help but think that the purpose of this is to block communication from Ms. Kokubu’s side.