The Japanese network Fuji Television and its parent company say its president and chairperson are resigning immediately to take responsibility for a widening sex assault scandal linked to one of Japan’s top TV celebrities.

Minato had previously confirmed that the company did not disclose Nakai's scandal despite being aware of it long before it was reported in the media. Reports emerged last month th

The chairman and president of Japan's Fuji Television resigned Monday, weeks after a celebrity presenter and former pop star was accused of sexual assault.

Japanese magazines accused Masahiro Nakai, a TV host and leader of the former boy band SMAP, of sexual misconduct. Nakai has worked for Fuji TV and other broadcasters