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Originally Posted by Uknow!
Men like him are full of pride and entitlement. They joke about all sorts of things without being aware that they are doing anything wrong.
At the same time, this pride comes from their insecurity. Max is an ugly old man who once discovered great artists. Now times are moving on and in the industry, he is neither able to create something as successful as before nor to find a niche. People like him don't want to grow old, they think they are eternally young and it's the opposite, their stale mentality is what makes them older.
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This is how I see him, too. He's derisive of women over a certain age, while being rumored to be the sugar daddy to a 20-year old former-idoru kyaba-jo, as well as continuing to sleep with young artists he pushes (the rumors about him and Anzai Kalen sleeping together might be BS, but he said that he chose her because she reminds him of Ayu and pushes her to be the second Ayu).
He has also stated on his YouTube that "power harassment" is new, and during Ayu's boom he could "pretty much do as he wanted" when no one used to think about that sort of thing.
He and Ayu made each other rich. That gives them freedom. Max uses his on kyaba-jo and cars (another magazine article found his Instagram which was entirely him bragging about the cars and women he buys) and unsuccessful acts. But Ayu runs her career however she likes, supports her mother and children, supports many careers, and is a single mother. I think she is grateful for that based on her actions and affection for Max. Also, she came up during the time that "power harassment" wasn't discussed, too, so she might not think about it much.
I don't think much of Max. But so much of her past is tied into him, I don't blame Ayu for her feelings, and she's clearly moving on with life with the kids and the new music she's made. Max hasn't trapped her in the past he wants to go back to. If he pulls his head out of his butt, maybe he can move forward eventually, too.