Journalist Fumi Saito defends Rossy Ogawa.
In a Twitch stream in April, Kenny Omega made comments about Rossy Ogawa and his new promotion Marigold. As part of his comments, Omega said, "If you want to know along what lines they tread amongst, the dude just flat out said, 'we're looking for girls ages 13 to 21 that don't have a boyfriend and aren't married.' We already know [Rossy] puts underage girls in very revealing swimsuit calendars and books. I wish that's all he did. Let's put it that way. I don't know. I don't want to say anything. I'm not going on record to say anything. I don't want lawyers barking at my door. That's why I don't want to say anything. I don't have any sort of video evidence, I just have the good word of people who are very close."
Fans can read Omega's comments by clicking here.
Speaking on Write That Down, journalist Faumi Saito refuted Omega's comments.
"100% baseless, offensive, unfair, and gross. I've known Rossy for 40 years. I am the top journalist in this industry over a 40 year period. Rossy and I have been friends for the same amount of time. I hear things and see things firsthand. None of this is true. It's blown out of proportion. It's not even an issue in Japan. We're laughing about it. I spoke to Giulia a week ago. She was going to DM Kenny, 'What the fuck is going on?' There is no such issue or anything happening in Japan. It only happens and ends on social media. So baseless and offensive. No damage should be done because it's so untrue. I see things, hear things, witness things firsthand. It's real irresponsible hearsay on the internet.
"Kenny Omega knows he's full of shit. Go back and listen to that garbage. He's saying, 'I'm not saying anything. I'm not saying anything. I don't want lawyers barking at my door.' He knows he's full of shit."
Ogawa has launched his new promotion Marigold with the first event set to take place on May 20.
Elsewhere during the interview, Saito commented on Stardom and AEW talent negotiations. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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