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<h2><span class="strongInContent"> Panther&#8221; Takahiro Ogata also apologized.</span></h2>
<p> The &#8220;bullying racket&#8221; surrounding Shigeo Takahashi (50) of the comedy duo &#8220;Savannah&#8221; has caused a stir as it has developed into a real problem on the job front.</p>
<p> On May 13, Lion announced that it would not be using Takahashi for the promotion of &#8220;Stoppa anti-diarrheal,&#8221; for which Takahashi has been the commercial character since 2010.</p>
<p> The trigger for the uproar was an episode of ABEMA&#8217;s variety show &#8220;Naokiman&#8217;s Urban Legend Wide Show,&#8221; which was broadcast on May 5. The show featured pin comedian Kota Nakayama (45).</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> He confessed that he had been bullied by a senior comedian for 10 years.</span></p>
<p> He confessed that he had been bullied by a senior comedian for 10 years, without giving his real name. Prior to this, on May 3, Takahiro Ogata (49) of the comedy duo &#8220;Panther&#8221; revealed his &#8220;favorite comedian&#8221; in a video collaboration with a You Tuber, and the &#8220;search&#8221; for the culprit became a chain reaction on the Internet.</p>
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<p> What added fuel to the fire was Nakayama&#8217;s statement on SNS from May 8 to 9, &#8220;I didn&#8217;t do anything like that.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> If you say &#8216;I didn&#8217;t do anything like that,&#8217; I&#8217;ll show you the proof.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I&#8217;ll go over it with my effort only, so don&#8217;t run away when I do.</span></p>
<p> The flames quickly spread, as netizens recognized this as a &#8220;serious bullying accusation. The flames quickly escalated, and Savannah Takahashi&#8217;s name came under close scrutiny from the posts of other comedians and others.</p>
<p> In the midst of the tense situation, Masumi Yagi (51), Takahashi&#8217;s partner in &#8220;Savanna,&#8221; made a move late at night on May 10.</p>
<h2><span class="strongInContent"> What was supposed to be an extension of a &#8220;backstage joke&#8221; turned out to be</span></h2>
<p> Yagi got in touch with Nakayama and intervened, and the duo first issued an apology. Takahashi, who was also involved in the incident, later issued an apology as well.</p>
<p> The question was raised as to why Yagi, who was not a party to the incident, made the first move.　One of the questions raised by this response was why Yagi, who was not involved in the case, made the first move.</p>
<p> A person involved in the comedy industry interviewed by this site said, &#8220;I&#8217;ve heard from various sources,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;From what I have heard from various sources, it started when Nakayama, who was impatient because the furore had grown too big, consulted Yagi, who is a senior member of the group. So Yagi made a move and Takahashi contacted Nakayama to apologize. Yagi did not consult with Yoshimoto Kogyo, to which he belongs, but decided to make the public announcement and apology at his own discretion. Some in the industry are saying that Yagi did not need to apologize and that the situation could have been extinguished spontaneously if he had just ignored the situation.</span></p>
<p> He reveals the inside story.</p>
<p> Later, Nakayama</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Nakayama retracted his statement, saying, &#8220;The expression &#8216;I was bullied&#8217; was completely inappropriate.</span></p>
<p> Nakayama retracted his statement. Although the incident has been settled, the traces it left behind are deep.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Once the word &#8216;bullying&#8217; is spread on the Internet, the reality is that a company has no choice but to &#8220;suspend&#8221; the use of the actor, regardless of the truth or falsity of the facts. In reality, the Yoshimoto Kogyo and fellow comedians are not the only ones who are concerned. Yoshimoto Kogyo and the comedians were aware that the incident was just an extension of &#8220;backstage gossip&#8221; and &#8220;inside joke,&#8221; and the company did not take any active part in the matter. However, Nakayama&#8217;s post, &#8220;I have proof,&#8221; triggered a complete departure from the boundaries of the variety show, and this was a major negative for Mr. Takahashi,&#8221; said a TV station official.</span></p>
<p> (A TV station insider). The current disturbance has gone beyond the framework of a mere &#8220;senior/junior dispute&#8221; and has turned into a corporate compliance issue. Although Nakayama, the accuser, eventually retracted his expression of bullying, the incident highlighted the difficulty the comedy world faces in &#8220;getting in the past groove&#8221; and the horror of today&#8217;s Internet society. &#8211;The &#8220;FRIDAY&#8221; show was a great success.</p>
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<p> In the FRIDAY Digital &#8220;Entertainment Reporter Channel&#8221; (YouTube), current entertainment journalists asked, &#8220;How does the &#8216;bullying racket&#8217; affect Savannah Takahashi?　The &#8220;Entertainment Reporters Channel&#8221; on YouTube&#8217;s FRIDAY Digital has a story titled &#8220;How did the &#8220;bullying scandal&#8221; affect Savannah Takahashi? He also talks about Nakayama&#8217;s &#8220;unnecessary comment&#8221; that further inflamed the flames, as well as why his partner was the first to apologize. He also discusses in depth the reaction of the industry.</p>
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 Norifumi Arakida (FRIDAY Digital Entertainment Desk)

 Yuri Adachi

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