I think Mannie deleted the post.
Anyway, reading this thread has welled up a lot of emotion inside me, someone who really looks up to Ayu because she seems so different from typical celebs. She's human, and of course she will have human slip-ups every once in a while. I believe she was naive and passionate when going into this relationship, that she wasn't even thinking clearly. I don't believe she outright used him to sell her albums or her tour. Ayu has just always been brutally honest, and if it's anything she's selling, it's her true, honest feelings. And some of those feelings have to do with Mannie, which is inevitable. I am going to keep supporting Ayu because I believe in her and her music
Personally, I'm glad she realized her mistakes earlier than later. 10 years from now would have been a worse time to realize she made a mistake.
Just my two cents.
Also, for people wondering about the photograph in return road. That picture was taken specifically for Love Songs, and any work Mannie did for the videos he starred in becomes the copyrighted property of Ayumi and Avex, which I'm sure was stated in the contracts he signed when he got hired to appear in the videos. It's a legal thing called "release" which can be read about here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_release .
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Releases are routinely used by photographers, in film production, by documentary filmmakers, or by radio and music producers when they photograph, film, video or record the voice or performance of individuals to be sure that the person consents or will not later object to the material being used for whatever purpose the releasee (or anyone they may assign the release rights to) wishes.
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She doesn't need his permission to use it again.