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The story
Celebrity Hezuma Ryu posted “I’ll talk now.” on his X (formerly Twitter) account, sparking a wave of reactions on 5ch’s “Entertainment & Sports News+” board. The thread centered on reports that politician Ryuhei Yoneyama is suing him, reportedly seeking around 4 million yen in damages. Posters were split over details like which lawyers are representing each side, and whether the suit is grounded in defamation or in spreading false claims.
Hezuma Ryu
@hezuruy
I’ll talk now.
Source: x.com / Original post here
What people said
About as lame as that Maekawa vs. Nakamura thing.
There's already been an offer to settle, and he turned it down.
Wait, is he actually pulling in ¥400,000 a month funded by taxpayer money?
What's super famous about him, that's pathetic.
That's a guaranteed loss then.
If the court decides Yoneyama himself has a track record of nonstop hate speech, that raises the bar for how much he's expected to tolerate (a legal "limit of tolerance" standard).
The sorry endpoint of a publicity stunt.
Such is the emptiness of chasing fame through TV and the seedier end of show business.
Multiple people genuinely seem to think Yoneyama — who holds both a medical license and a law license — is currently unemployed.
They're grown adults, so it's baffling.
No idea what the real situation is, but if all he's doing now is campaigning for the next election,
then even holding a medical license and a law license doesn't mean much — if he's not affiliated with a clinic or law firm and actually working (and getting paid) as one, it's basically the same as being unemployed.
Is he actually practicing medicine or law, though?
Yoneyama should drop it too — the only one who profits is the lawyer.
Hezuma's also sued Nara city councilor Kakimoto, you know.
Is this even defamation? lol
Yoneyama's a lawyer himself lol
Even after Hiroyuki laid out fact after fact against him and he never budged, now he's suing over this? lol
What did Hezuma even do? lmao
So what? lol
Quit announcing every little thing lol
It's between you and Yoneyama lol
What a creepy guy lol
Now that's an interesting matchup lol
Even that conservative party, whatever it's called, is basically all defamation-lawsuit talk lately too.
If you're a politician, go do politics.
What Hiroyuki did was commentary.
What Hezuma did is spreading falsehoods.
Completely different things.
Oh really? lol
I don't know the details of this lawsuit so I can't say for sure, lol
But with a lawyer as the plaintiff, the odds look pretty rough for Hezuma lmao
Stop telling such lame lies.
In terms of political stances, lol
Yoneyama's pro-immigration lol
Hezuma's firmly anti-China lol
That's about all I can come up with lmao
That one had me laughing.
Guess Hezuma actually does work sometimes.
Background and Key Points of This Story
At the center of this thread is a lawsuit reportedly filed by politician Ryuhei Yoneyama against Hezuma Ryu, with damages reportedly claimed at around 4 million yen. In Japanese defamation suits, the amount claimed is often set lower than what’s likely to actually be awarded, and some posters in the thread noted that 4 million yen itself isn’t particularly high. Meanwhile, opinions in the thread were divided over whether the suit’s basis is defamation or the spreading of false claims, and nothing on that point has been confirmed as fact. It’s also worth noting that while Yoneyama holds both medical and legal qualifications, some users appeared to confuse holding those credentials with actually working in either field at present — a distinction worth keeping in mind.
*This article was compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Entertainment & Sports News+) thread “Hezuma Ryu Updates X: “I’ll Talk Now…”.”
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