Johnny's talent agency to meet press Sept. 7 over sex abuse findings

Talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. said Thursday it will hold a press conference on Sept. 7 to respond to recommendations from an external probe it set up to review allegations its deceased founder sexually abused young boys under its care.The investigative team said in its conclusions issued Tuesday that pop mogul Johnny Kitagawa had sexually abused teens in the firm's Johnny's Jr. division for upcoming talent from the early 1970s through to the mid-2010s.The press conference will be the agency's first over the issue.Allegations against Kitagawa, who died in 2019, have undergone renewe…READ FULL ARTICLE