As Matsumoto Hitoshi enters his “retirement life，” his own fans slam users for “absolutely not allowing him to return”．．． is he worried about overheated social media？

Matsumoto Hitoshi to enter “retirement life” as his own fans slam users who say “absolutely no return”…concerned about overheated social media One week has passed since the lawsuit against Bunshun by Matsumoto Hitoshi (61), member of the comedy duo Downtown, was settled, but voices for and against continue to ring out, especially on social media. During the trial, Matsumoto’s side and Bunshun’s side had been holding secret discussions since around the summer, and it is said that Matsumoto’s side withdrew the lawsuit after reaching an agreement. “She will likely be working towards resuming her entertainment activities in the future, but the hurdles to her return seem quite high. People who are not satisfied with the way the trial ended, people who have issues with his past behavior, and people who were originally anti-Matsumoto have been posting a series of comments opposing talk of Matsumoto’s return. If he were to appear on a terrestrial television program, he would likely be inundated with criticism from these social media users, and complaints would likely be made about the program as well. Some accounts have also declared that they will boycott products and services from the program’s sponsors. On the other hand, Matsumoto’s fans have been defending him and arguing with those who are against him, but there has also been a new “accusation” that a friend said she had been sexually assaulted by Matsumoto in the past, and in response to this, the debate between Matsumoto’s anti-fans and his fans has intensified even further.” (Public broadcasting station source)

Sexy actress Shimotsuki Runa (34), who had previously revealed that she had attended drinking parties with Matsumoto, welcomed the court’s decision, saying, “Matsu-chan, thank you for your hard work in the long trial and welcome back. Please continue to bring laughter to many people, both of you, Downtown.” Meanwhile, Mai Endo (36), former leader of the idol group Idoling!!! and current voice trainer, updated her x by November 12th. I made the following post. “Most of the people who defend Matsumoto do so because they believe him to be “funny.” Yeah, he’s funny. But that’s not relevant now. We are not “anti” people, we are just angry that sexual crimes are being ignored or downplayed. His talent as a comedian has nothing to do with it.
If an entertainer I like responded in such a half-hearted way, I would be disappointed. If it was groundless, he should have denied it from start to finish, and instead of obstructing the woman’s appearance in court, he should have had the alleged victim appear in court and cleared the allegations once and for all.」
Amid various comments from x users, Endo responded to a post from a female user on the 12th, saying, “I am also a woman, and I have suffered sexual harassment and sexual assault, but I believe that honey traps and false accusations are unacceptable. I can’t keep up with the explanation, but a close friend of mine was sexually assaulted by Matsumoto and others in a hotel,” she wrote, revealing that her friend had been assaulted by Matsumoto in the past. He also revealed the reason for his accusation, saying, “When I saw that an article with similar content had come out from Bunshun and was on the verge of being hushed up, I just couldn’t sit still, so I decided to do it now.” ■ “Anti-Matsumoto vs. Matsumoto fans” debate heats up, leading to x’s graduation
In response to Endo’s post,
“What concrete evidence do you have?”
“Good job on promoting yourself!”
“Why you, my friend?”
“You’re making such a bold statement without any physical evidence. Isn’t this bad???”
Criticism and questions flooded in. Subsequently, on November 13th, Endo wrote, “I thought about writing a document outlining my claims and a timeline including evidence, but I wanted to come out from a third-party perspective, and I had received documents that were extremely slanderous and could be interpreted as threatening, so I felt in danger and have decided to end my direct communications without using any medium.” The aforementioned official from a major commercial broadcasting station had this to say: On November 8, Matsumoto’s lawyer, Masahiro Tashiro, posted a statement on the Yaesu Law Office website saying, “As this case has been withdrawn, please strictly refrain from any actions that disturb the peace of the two parties, as well as those involved, including the women, and from any libel or slander.” However, this kind of thing is happening in the world of social media. It has also been reported that Matsumoto is concerned about the current harsh situation unfolding on social media. In addition to the heated criticism, the people who support them are also hurling abuse at them. As a result, Matsumoto says he is now living a life where he avoids social media as much as possible, and that he has basically graduated from X. Matsumoto himself hasn’t updated his x since the statement he made on the 8th, but if he were to post something, repost or like a post, it would just add fuel to the fire.” (The aforementioned major commercial broadcasting station source)
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松本人志、「X引退生活」突入へ 「復帰絶対NG」ユーザーを罵倒する自身のファン…過熱するSNSに憂慮か（ピンズバNEWS） - Yahoo!ニュース

お笑いコンビ・ダウンタウンの松本人志（61）の「対文春」裁判が決着してから1週間が経過したものの、SNSを中心に賛否の声は鳴り止まない――。 　松本は11月8日、女性に男女の行為を強要したとする

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