A Tokyo court ordered acid-tongued Dewi Sukarno (63) to pay ¥2.2 million to an unnamed stage actress in a defamation case. During a routine press conference in 2001, she named the actress as the mistress of playboy actor Kawasaki Mayo. The judge said that the claim had been based only on what she heard from Kawasaki’s American wife Kaiya. “Dewi Fujin”, widow of the late Indonesian leader, has made a lot of enemies with her outspoken opinions on TV over the last few years.
Daily Archives: February 21, 2003
Masai Marriage Off
Fuji TV announcer Masai Maya (26) has broken off her engagement to Fuji producer Hiraga Kimiyasu (39), and is now seeing fellow announcer Nishioka Takahiro (27). Meanwhile also at Fuji, newlyweds actress Esumi Makiko (36) and director Hirano Makoto (37) are both starting on new drama series in April. Esumi will star in “Marusa!!” while hubby is in charge of the prime time Monday 9pm slot.