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Rakugo performer Tatsukawa Shiraku shared his personal take on X on October 28th regarding the Shukan Bunshun report about talent Matt. Bunshun reported that multiple criminal complaints had been filed alleging “sexual victimization by Matt,” Matt’s talent agency released a statement denying the allegations, and Matt himself pushed back on Instagram. Shiraku said, “There are people who start attacking before the truth is even known,” suggesting that gossip magazines may have been digging for dirt because his father, Kuwata Masumi, was reportedly a candidate for a manager position. On 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Breaking News+ board, comments split between those backing his theory and those firing back with “There was never any push for Kuwata to become manager” and “Don’t speak in speculation.”
Rakugo performer Tatsukawa Shiraku updated his X (formerly Twitter) account on the 28th, offering his personal view on the weekly magazine report concerning talent Matt.
Shukan Bunshun Online published an article that same day titled “‘I was sexually victimized by Matt’ — multiple criminal complaints filed with police against Kuwata Masumi’s second son.” In response, Matt’s talent agency released a statement denying the reported conduct, saying, “Regarding the conduct alleged in the report, both the individual and his legal representative clearly deny it.” Matt himself also strongly pushed back against the report on his own Instagram.
Amid all this, Shiraku opened with: “Another Matt scandal. Another gossip rag. The truth isn’t even known yet, but as always, people are already piling on.”
Source: ggtnews.net / Original article here
What people said
Yeah (´・ω・｀)
Shiraku never says anything but the truth
Just stick to your rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling).
V stands for Victory
That ace number suits him so well
Kuwata, Kuwata, Kuwata~♪ (riffing on the lyrics of the classic sports-anime theme "Sign wa V")
Matt pushes back on Bunshun report: "There's no such thing," "I have evidence on my side," "Honestly, it's laughable" ★2 [muffin★]
https://hayabusa9.5ch.io/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1793180101/
you say that yourself all the time, don't you?
he just got fired as second-string manager.
Shiraku's guess here is probably dead on.
Bunshun: 'Huh? Even if it's someone we love, we'll dig for dirt if it looks tasty enough.'
✕ Kuwata
◯ Kudo
As a Chunichi fan, I'll call that a win either way.
don't go posting stuff based on guesswork.
Bunshun: 'Huh, is that not allowed?'
Furuichi's probably next, huh? lol
Kikuchi and Shiraku are both easy to read (i.e., predictable)
…and then two days later, the white flag goes up.
Well, he went and picked a fight with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Background and key points of this story
This episode, sparked by the Bunshun Online report, is a textbook case of a celebrity’s career becoming entangled with a famous parent’s public profile. Matt’s father, Kuwata Masumi, is a former professional baseball player whose name regularly comes up in managerial appointment speculation — though commenters on the thread pushed back, noting that no real ‘push for Kuwata’ ever existed, which means the very premise behind Shiraku’s theory is contested. The report itself only establishes that criminal complaints were filed; guilt or innocence has not been determined. Matt’s side has denied the allegations through both an agency statement and his own social media posts, so for now, the ‘report’ and the ‘denial’ stand side by side. Some online commenters jumped straight to guessing at specific charges despite the matter still being under investigation — readers should keep in mind that jumping to conclusions on an ongoing case risks clashing with facts that later come to light.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “Shiraku shares his take on the Bunshun report about Matt: ‘His dad Kuwata was in the running for manager, so the gossip rags went digging for dirt’.”
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