Japan comedian's TV scenes cut after report he grabbed woman in 2015

Scenes featuring a Japanese comedian in a program to be aired by Nippon Television Network Corp. have been cut following a media report alleging he grabbed a woman by the arm to force her to go to a hotel in 2015, the broadcaster said Saturday.Takayuki Kinoshita, one half of comedy duo TKO, has admitted to taking the woman to a hotel but denied coercion. The revelation comes as Japan's entertainment industry has been hit by a string of sex scandals involving well-known TV personalities.Nippon Television decided to cut the 53-year-old comedian's scenes from its program following a media repo…READ FULL ARTICLE