Comedian Akashiya Sanma (47) has once again featured in a mini scandal. The divorcee and most popular star in Japan for the past five years running is often paired up with young starlets by the gossip magazines. As with many such cases, this latest is seen as an attempt to create publicity for an up and coming “talento.” This time he was said to have been drawn by the 100cm bust of Saito Masumi (24). Both have denied anything other than friendship, but Sanma added with a smile “If I invite a young woman over in future, it sems I might as well sleep with her.”