<figure id="attachment_379792" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-379792" style="width: 456px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="c89e2148"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2024/06/5b27b508aee515c1b06821547fda42ed.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-379792" class="wp-caption-text">Due to the trial with Bunshun, Matsumoto Hitoshi is on a hiatus from entertainment activities. &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
 New information about Downtown&#8217;s Matsumoto Hitoshi, who is on hiatus, was reported in the June 25 issue of Shukan Josei (Shufu To Seikatsu Sha).
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 According to the magazine, Ms. X, who reportedly accused Matsumoto of sexual assault in &#8220;Bunshun,&#8221; told people around her that she &#8220;did not intend to accuse him of the crime.
 &#8220;I did not intend to accuse Matsumoto of sexual assault.
 According to the same magazine, Ms. X, who reportedly made the accusation to &#8220;Bunshun&#8221; about Matsumoto&#8217;s alleged sexual assault, has reportedly told people around her that she &#8220;never intended to accuse him. Speaking of &#8220;Shukan Josei,&#8221; in early January, when &#8220;Shukan Bunshun&#8221; was intensely pursuing Matsumoto, Kazutaka Ozawa of &#8220;Speed Wagon,&#8221; who attended the women, received a message from a female victim,
 Mr. Matsumoto was really, really nice. &#8230;&#8230;
 Matsumoto then posted a screenshot of a picture of his smartphone with a &#8220;thank you&#8221; e-mail from the victim women to &#8220;Speed Wagon&#8221; Kazutaka Ozawa, who had attended to the women. Matsumoto quoted part of the message on X (formerly Twitter),
 &#8220;It&#8217;s finally out, isn&#8217;t it?
 It became a big topic of conversation. This was followed by this report in Shukan Josei (Weekly Woman). A confession from the victim woman&#8217;s side would seem to be a major shift in the tide. However, the media is in a &#8220;wait-and-see&#8221; mood.
 If Ms. X is either Ms. A or Ms. B, it would not be surprising if Bunshun&#8217;s allegation collapses, but from what I read in the magazine, there is little chance of that.
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If so, then, is she someone close to Mr. A and Mr. B?
 I was one of the people who made an accusation to Bunshun about the alleged sexual abuse.
 &#8220;who made accusations of sexual assault to Bunshun.
 &#8220;He is also active in the entertainment industry.
 The magazine only mentions that Ms. X is &#8220;one of the people who made an accusation to Bunshun about alleged sexual assault.
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 It is not clear from reading the article which of the 10 or more women who appeared in the &#8220;Matsumoto Pursuit Campaign&#8221; in Bunshun, Ms. X is the one who made the accusation.
 The sports newspaper is also hesitant to make a move because there are so many unknowns,&#8221; he said. If the sports papers don&#8217;t report it, TV won&#8217;t cover it. Mr. Matsumoto is suing only for the initial report in which Mr. A and Ms. B appeared. The &#8220;Weekly Woman&#8221; article may refer to something that happened at a drinking party that was not the subject of the lawsuit. Even if so, if Mr. Matsumoto reacts with X and so on, as he did in January, we can make an article about it. &#8230;&#8230;&#8221; (sports newspaper reporter)
 For Matsumoto&#8217;s side, it is not a bad story to have these reports pop up. Mr. X, a participant in the drinking party, said.
 &#8220;I did not intend to press charges.
 &#8220;I was not aware that I had been harmed.
 This would give the impression of Matsumoto&#8217;s innocence. It is truly an &#8220;off-the-cuff&#8221; battle between &#8220;Shukan Bunshun&#8221; and &#8220;Shukan Josei.
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 In the trial, Matsumoto&#8217;s side asked for personal information about the victim, which I think was intended to put pressure on Ms. A and Ms. B. For Matsumoto&#8217;s part, the two women were not the only ones who were not guilty of the crime. For Mr. Matsumoto&#8217;s side, it is expected to be a tough fight if both of them are on the stand, and it would be better if Mr. A and Ms. B back down.
 In response, Yoichi Kitamura, a lawyer representing Bunshun, completely ignored the &#8220;demand for a personal appearance. He was solemnly sorting out the points of contention. Then, Matsumoto&#8217;s side added a claim for compensation for absence from work during the period of inactivity on top of the 550 million yen in damages. The amount is unknown, but a person in Matsumoto&#8217;s class would have an annual income in excess of 100 million yen. The total amount of the lawsuit could be more than 1 billion yen.
 I think this is another way of putting pressure on him by making the amount bigger,&#8221; said a legal expert.
 The fierce bargaining continues outside of the courtroom as well. So, Matsumoto asked &#8220;How do you feel about this report by &#8220;Weekly Woman&#8221;?&#8221; (a legal representative) and asked the office of his attorney, &#8220;How do you feel about this report in the Weekly Women?
 I cannot accept individual questions.
 &#8220;I can&#8217;t answer individual questions,&#8221; he replied.
 Matsumoto&#8217;s trial is now in the midst of a protracted battle. The &#8220;psychological battle&#8221; is likely to continue until the day of the verdict.

 Downtown's Hitoshi Matsumoto has been taking a break from his entertainment activities due to a court case with the weekly Bunshun. An article that seems to be supporting him has appeared. One of the female victims said, "I had no idea that I was going to press charges. ......

Hitoshi Matsumoto&#8217;s &#8220;It&#8217;s finally out&#8221; Weekly magazine &#8220;vs. Bunshun&#8221; off-the-cuff battle with the victim woman&#8217;s continued report that she &#8220;did not intend to accuse&#8221; the victim.

Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “It’s finally out” Weekly magazine “vs. Bunshun” off-the-cuff battle with the victim woman’s continued report that she “did not intend to accuse” the victim.

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