[maikaru]

Are you guys serious about what you're saying? LOL.

She is the richest, most powerful female artist in the Asian sphere. She still sells out arenas, has the largest amount of CD sales of any female artist in Japan ever, and just by tweeting to the Softbank CEO she got a coveted spot on a Softbank CM, which is a pretty big deal. There is not one other female singer in Japan who holds as much power as she does in her own company and the music industry in Japan, the second largest in the world.

Using someone doesn't mean using them for fame. Most of the time someone uses someone else for money. After they got together, he flew on one of the most expensive, private first class airplane in the entire world. He went here, went there, and it's not a mistake to assume she bought him a LOT of things. He got Super Manny out of it, and he got Music Video appearances out of it... all of them which made him money. And obviously his career in America wasn't working, so it could have been time for him to try to second biggest entertainment industry in the world. And I'm sorry? What did Ayu get out of the entire thing? A scandal which caused her to be on the front page of Yahoo Japan (The most popular website in Japan) being cast in a very bad light and a diminished image. Yeah, she really used him, didn't she.

And P.S. Leslie isn't that famous and or big? Okay. Well, name me several photographers off the top of your head who are "famous" and "big?" who work with celebrities? That bit about Lady Gaga made me laugh. Lady Gaga is one of the most popular artists in the entire world. Having someone regularly allowed to photograph her for magazines and even make a Super Lady Gaga book constitutes someone who has a lot of power behind the scenes. And I invite you to go look at his website. He regularly features high profile fashion models and actresses. What you guys see as "famous" and "popular" doesn't translate to the pantheon of "famous" and "popular" people in the fashion and photography industry. I don't even like him, but I have to admit that he is highly involved in the fashion industry in Asia.

And your image of Ayu being this power hungry spoiled princess makes me laugh so much... I don't even know what to say to that, only okay. That's your prerogative. I think she's shown herself to be exactly the opposite of that, and has stated regularly that while she has the image of a party girl, she's the exact opposite, she hates that. But okay.

lmao. If I had fans like you guys, I wouldn't need antis.