Masahiro Nakai “fires back” at the third-party committee, and what Fuji TV is “afraid of” at the “shareholders meeting” coming up.

Why Mr. Nakai has launched a counterattack against the third-party committee

The timing couldn’t be better. ……

So says a current employee of Fuji Television Network.

Masahiro Nakai, 52, a former celebrity who has retired from show business, has launched a counterattack against the third-party committee over a series of Fuji TV problems.

On May 12, lawyers representing Nakai refuted the “sexual violence” by Nakai identified in the “investigation report” released by the third-party panel on March 31. Michiko Nagasawa and other attorneys representing Mr. Nakai stated

The report lacks neutrality and fairness, seriously damages the honor and social status of an individual, and deviates greatly from the purpose of the establishment of your committee and the matters entrusted to it.

The third-party committee cited WHO.

The WHO definition of sexual violence cited by the third-party committee is

Any sexual act using coercion, any attempt to seek sexual favors, unwanted sexual comments or advances, prostitution, or any other act directed against an individual’s sexuality.

and “any other act directed at an individual’s sexuality. Based on this definition, the third-party committee found that

found that Woman A was victimized by Mr. Nakai for sexual violence.

Mr. Nakai.

The third-party committee found that the woman’s side had agreed to a full termination of confidentiality, but that Mr. Nakai’s side had not, and that Mr. Nakai had committed sexual violence based on the woman’s complaints, documents, and interviews with the people involved.

The lawyer representing Mr. Nakai responded to the third-party committee’s investigation by saying, “At first, Mr. Nakai proposed that the confidentiality obligation be lifted.

“Mr. Nakai had proposed that the confidentiality obligation be lifted,” the lawyer for Mr. Nakai confessed.

to the third-party committee’s investigation. He continued

“As a result, the reason why the confidentiality obligation was not lifted was because (when we proposed lifting the obligation), the response was that ‘what took place in the secret room between the two of them is not the direct subject of the investigation.

He claims that this was because

If the case breaks down, it could lead to a proxy fight.

Nakai then objected that although he responded to the investigative committee’s hearing for about six hours, his claims were hardly reflected. A sports newspaper reporter in charge of entertainment said.

The fact that Mr. Nakai has hired five representatives and formed a legal team shows how serious he is. The goal is not to return to the entertainment industry, but to restore his own reputation, which is being treated as a ‘sex offender’ halfway through his career. This label will be a stumbling block for him when he starts his own business in the future.

Mr. Nakai’s agent said

“All hearing records and other evidence used in the preparation of this investigation report.

The third-party committee is being asked to provide “documents showing what evidence was used to make the finding that sexual violence occurred, and the correspondence between that evidence and the finding and evidence.

The third-party committee is being asked to provide the following information.

On the other hand, the Fuji employee mentioned at the beginning of this article is concerned about the impact on the upcoming general shareholders meeting in June.

The two sides are trying to reach a compromise by the deadline of May 16, but if they fail to reach a compromise, it could lead to a proxy fight. If they fail to reach a compromise, a proxy fight will ensue. Although there is a sense of the need for reform within the Bureau, there is also an atmosphere of reluctance to be “taken over” from the outside. Frankly speaking, management has its hands full with this issue. Nakai’s counterattack comes just at the time, so we now have one more headache to deal with.

Some believe that Mr. Nakai’s move to clear his name at this time was a “preemptive move” in anticipation of harsh opinions against him at the general shareholders meeting and possibly a claim for damages.

Fuji is also concerned about the presence of Mr. B, a former senior executive in charge of editing, who has been a key figure in the series of problems along with Mr. Nakai. It is assumed that Mr. B will eventually be punished severely in accordance with the station’s employment regulations,

Mr. B is also not satisfied with the investigation report. If he follows Nakai’s lead ……, the situation will once again become chaotic. It is said that Fuji is holding on to Mr. B in order to prevent such a scenario.

We then asked Fuji TV, “What do you think of Mr. Nakai’s move this time?” (TV station insider),

Fuji TV replied, “As we are under investigation by a third-party committee, we will refrain from giving a response.

He replied, “I will refrain from giving a response.

The only thing we can be sure of is that the situation is becoming more and more stormy before the general meeting of shareholders.