Ohtani refuses interview with Fuji TV Network and gives death glare to subhuman journoshit for stalking him

大谷さん 家を晒し上げたフジテレビのインタビューを拒否するw pic.twitter.com/fvlmELnHug

— マチェンコ (@take09214) October 31, 2024

Shohei Ohtani, God of Japan and greatest baseball player of all time had just won the world series when he was asked to interview Fuji TV, a much maligned Japanese TV network. He declined and had his people shoo them away and took another interview with NHK, the Japanese public broadcasting service. The backstory behind this is Fuji TV being guilty of multiple actions that constitute as stalking Ohtani to capitalize on the Babe Ruth level media frenzy in Japan.

Incident 1: Fuji TV reporters reveal the location and address of Ohtani's new mansion and pester his neighbors

https://x.com/Akazaki21/status/1852229145951916460/video/2

Incident 2: The reporter in particular that Ohtani is glaring at is the same one that had just taken a photo of his car

大谷さんが元木大介氏を見る眼が全てを物語っていました pic.twitter.com/WYhVftrnKz

— パナマ文書 (@Panamabunsyo) November 1, 2024

In response to these incidents, Fuji TV had it's broadcast license for the Nippon Series (japanese pro baseball) revoked. They also had their Dodgers press pass revoked.

https://friday.kodansha.co.jp/article/377587

>It's a matter of life and death if we can't use any of Otani's interviews or footage.He is a superstar that Japan is proud of, and when we feature him, the numbers are good.It would be a shame to have this content blocked." (TV station insider)