Apr 24, 2009 • 1 min read

J-pop star loses ad contracts after naked arrest

SMAP member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi has been arrested for public indecency after being found drunk and naked in a Tokyo park, and Toyota has dropped his adverts.

Japanese pop star Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, best known as a member of J-pop boy band SMAP, has been arrested for public indecency after being found drunk and naked in a park in Tokyo in the middle of the night. It's not clear how the 34 year old pop star came to be naked in the park, though the drunkenness possibly resulted in the nakedness. He was apparently found "shrieking at the top of his voice" and shouted at police "what's wrong with being naked?"

The indecency charge could cost Kusanagi dearly. Toyota have already axed adverts for its cars that are fronted by the pop star, while Japanese ministers have criticised the celebrity, mainly because he's currently fronting their campaign to promote the switchover to digital television. A spokesman for the actor singer apologised "for the trouble and worry caused to everyone" and said they would be making a further statement about their client's future career.

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