Bobby Ologun in Downwardly Directional Career Move

[Mulboyne]

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Mainichi: Bobby Ologun faces charges for attacking boss
Celebrity Bobby Ologun faces an assault charge after allegedly attacking the president of his talent agency Wednesday following a disagreement over payment, police said. Police are poised to send to prosecutors documents accusing Ologun, 39, of assaulting Kazuyuki Ito, the president of R&A Promotions, the talent agency to which Ologun belongs...Ologun is also alleged to have become involved in a fight with John Muwete Muruaka...Ologun denied the allegations..."I'm sorry to have caused such trouble...I didn't run wild and I didn't hit anybody"...more...

[omae mona]

I have a hunch the agency had decided his downwardly directional career move was well in motion before the alleged attack. If they thought representing him was going to continue to be profitable, I am pretty darn sure the police never would have been called, no matter what happened in the office.

[milQuetoast]

BTW, Japanese press says Bobby is worth -- regardless of shady managerial dealings -- about ４千万円 per annum. We should all be so unfortunate...

[djgizmoe]

My friend heard Mina Monta made some lame-ass comment on how he hadn't realized how old Bobby was (39) especially because of "his dark suntan" and thought it was pretty racist. I guess I've been here so long I don't even consider that kind of shite offensive anymore.

The saddest thing is I can read the kanji on milQuetoast's avatar, whereas I have trouble guessing the characters for my own wife's name...

[Greji]

milQuetoast's avatar

I don't know, but it looks like a mouthful!:p

[ichigo partygirl]

My friend heard Mina Monta made some lame-ass comment on how he hadn't realized how old Bobby was (39) especially because of "his dark suntan" and thought it was pretty racist. I guess I've been here so long I don't even consider that kind of shite offensive anymore.

The saddest thing is I can read the kanji on milQuetoast's avatar, whereas I have trouble guessing the characters for my own wife's name...

Sometimes its hard to tell if they are being racist or trying to be funny.

Hey the kanji thing goes for everyone - i cant write my own address but i know how to read and write "Imperial House hold law propsed amendment" etc
It never makes sense to me which Kanji sticks in your head and what doesnt.

[Taro Toporific]

Formally "charged" in a country with a 97% conviction rate. Hmmmm....

Celebrity Bobby Ologun faces charges for beating up agency president
Mainichi, February 16, 2006
Police on Thursday reported celebrity Bobby Ologun to prosecutors on suspicion of assault after he allegedly attacked the president of his talent agency in January.
Ologun is suspected of shoving the 55-year-old president to the ground at the agency's office in Tokyo's Shibuya-ku on Jan. 25.
During questioning, Ologun, 39, said he had trouble with the president over payment for a job.

[Greji]

[I]Formally "charged" in a country with a 97% conviction rate. Hmmmm...

The conviction rate is versus indictments. If you are indicted you've got a 97% chance of getting convicted. It's the old story of we gotta look good. That is that the procurator will not indict on a case if he has a chance of loosing it. They will only take open and shut cases into court.

However, all police investigations are referred to the procurator for disposition and that's what they are saying in this incidence. If the the procurator does not indict, it's all over and the case is dropped (in almost all incidents). The police can pursue it if they so desire, but usually will not unless directed by the procurator to dig up (I didn't say manufacture) more evidence.