Hamada Masatoshi denies rumors of splitting with wife, actress Ogawa Natsumi

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Comedy duo “Downtown” member Hamada Masatoshi (59) appeared on MBS Radio “Gobugobu Radio” (8:00) broadcasted on the 29th and talked about reports that he has separated from his wife.

In the past two weeks, Hamada has been bogged down by tabloids that he had been unfaithful to his wife, actress Ogawa Natsumi (60). According to FRIDAY, Hamada was having an affair with gravure idol Yoshikawa Maiko (29).

According to the magazine, the two co-starred in a drama four years ago and have been dating for about three years. It captures the appearance of going out together in a car driven by Hamada, and the article was about how she would enter an apartment in Tokyo that is different from Hamada’s home.

Yoshikawa had his name removed from her agency’s official website on the afternoon of the 12th, and her blog was also closed. According to her agency, “The contract ended at the end of April.”

On the 29th, Hamada appeared with the comedy duo “License” Imoto Takashi and “Dorianzu” Hirai Shunsuke.

When Imoto went on a trip to Kanazawa with Hamada and others, he mentioned that a large amount of food and drink came out in the seat of the Shinkansen, and said, “I came from Hamada’s separate residence”.

Hamada was laughing out loud, “Hahahahaha!” Furthermore, when Imoto went to Hamada’s house, he made a reference to seeing Ogawa. “The person we met when I went to the house was someone who looked a lot like Natsumi-san, right? Then Hamada replied, “No, you’re the one?” and denied the report, saying, “What is it about us too? I was laughing with my wife”.

After hearing the news, Imoto called Hamada to confirm. “I asked Hamada-san, ‘Are you living separately? When I asked, Mr. Hamada said, “It must be true if they say we are living separately”. Hamada also laughed at the reports saying, “how would I live separately without knowing?”.

Hamada married talent Natsumi Ogawa (51) in 1989 and have two sons.

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