Japan's popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo has announced that he has reached a settlement in a violent incident he was involved in last month.
He made the announcement at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, after prosecutors indicted a man earlier in the day for injuring the actor in a Tokyo bar in late November.
Ebizo said he agreed to a settlement with the man and a former motorcycle gang leader who was at the scene.
Ebizo's lawyer said that under the settlement, the actor will admit that his behavior toward the gang leader triggered the incident and will make an apology. The man who was indicted will also make an apology.
Ebizo said he deeply regrets that the incident was caused by his lack of social responsibility and his bad drinking habit, adding that he hopes the indicted man will make an early return to society.
In the presence of 300 reporters, Ebizo also said he was deeply sorry for troubling many people and the kabuki world.
Asked about the prospect of a comeback to the stage, the actor said he is not in a position to talk about the timing of a comeback.
The kabuki theater operator that organizes Ebizo's performances had announced that his stage appearances will be cancelled for an indefinite period.
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Ebizo denies any allegations on violence
Japan's popular kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo has apologized for his involvement in a bar fight but denied he used violence during the clash. The kabuki theater operator says Ebizo's stage appearances will be cancelled for an indefinite period.
In the November incident, the 33-year-old actor suffered serious facial injuries from the brawl.
After he left a hospital on Tuesday, Ebizo appeared at a news conference, packed with 500 media crew, for the first time since the incident.
With a bloody left eye and puffy eye lids, he bowed deeply and apologized for troubling Kabuki fans and others concerned, while at moments choking with tears.
Ebizo said he met the people he was drinking with, and his assailants, for the first time that night. He stated that he was hit after trying to help his drinking friend who fell down. The actor said he thought he would die while being beaten and running away from the attackers.
The police have an arrest warrant for a 26-year-old man on charges of inflicting injury to the kabuki actor.
The kabuki theater operator president, Jun-ichi Sakomoto, said Ebizo's drinking habit is one of the reasons for the incident and banned him from appearing on stage indefinitely.
In the November incident, the 33-year-old actor suffered serious facial injuries from the brawl.
After he left a hospital on Tuesday, Ebizo appeared at a news conference, packed with 500 media crew, for the first time since the incident.
With a bloody left eye and puffy eye lids, he bowed deeply and apologized for troubling Kabuki fans and others concerned, while at moments choking with tears.
Ebizo said he met the people he was drinking with, and his assailants, for the first time that night. He stated that he was hit after trying to help his drinking friend who fell down. The actor said he thought he would die while being beaten and running away from the attackers.
The police have an arrest warrant for a 26-year-old man on charges of inflicting injury to the kabuki actor.
The kabuki theater operator president, Jun-ichi Sakomoto, said Ebizo's drinking habit is one of the reasons for the incident and banned him from appearing on stage indefinitely.
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