[Unconfirmed] Ayumi Hamasaki imposes gag order on ex-husband?

[Miidoriness]

Ayumi Hamasaki imposes gag order on ex-husband?

HUH???

[SheFliesHigher]

Wouldn't surprise me if it were true.

[JackieRos]

There is a rumor thread somewhere

[AyumiAi]

I wouldn't be surprised... It was obvious that he was just in it for her money, and now he made 3.2 million dollars for doing nothing.

[truehappiness]

Other conditions of the agreement include not being allowed to pose for a nude pictorial, work for any Japanese publishing house, discuss anything about her with anyone or ask for more money in future.

This part is especially fishy. I doubt she felt uneasy about SUPER MANUEL. I mean come on now, it was probably all Leslie's idea and he shoots all men naked/near-naked. He's even shot Ayu naked before! So why should it be any different if it's Mannie?

From another article they wrote:

However, other reports claim that the real reason for the divorce was Ayumi's anger over a nude pictorial book that Manuel had released. Not only did the raunchy photos disgust the singer, Ayumi was also not informed of its release.

I don't think they realize what they're writing.

[Miidoriness]

I AM SOOOOOO CONFUSE >< Hopefully it's JUST a rumor >~<

[emi♡]

Originally Posted by JackieRos

There is a rumor thread somewhere

Oh my love, Sean <3

I will say, this article is a lot funnier than others.

[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by JackieRos

[AyUmIXx]

didnt we have a thread about this in the chat room?

[spanishfan]

They even put a twit of her wrong to make it sound better for their interest:

Originally Posted by msn

I have no regrets because it was what I wanted at the time!

Originally Posted by @ayutwiiter

Never regret anything coz at one time it was exactly what u wanted.......; )) http://t.co/9BVS7GL0

it's similar but not the same...

[xLuna&1LOVE]

I am confused

[Baernash]

I'm reading what are you guys write about Ayu's divorce here and in other threads and I'm surprised how many people is bashing Manuel even if everything seems that Ayu was the one guilty for their divorce.

Manuel was her toy and marriage was just fun for her. A whim of super-star to get secret marry into Las Vegas. They never loved. If before marriage they were "close" just by writing e-mails and after marriage distance started be a problem than it's obvious (the same as that Ayu wouldn't left her japanese career and fans for "american dream" with Austrian lover).

Some people think that Manuel's naked photo-book could be a problem. Sorry but if they planned common life into USA and later she left him and back to Japan than I don't see a reason to he need ask her about permission to naked photo-session. Correct me if I'm wrong but Manny isn't any top-class model who works for famous fashion hauses. He's kind of model-amateur who trying to make some "career" in USA since few years. If he doesn't shame his body than nude sessions are one of ways for him. Ayu isn't a little girl - she's over 30 and should be aware that model-actor housband may have naked photo shoots, pose with other womans, kiss and hug for camera.

[xLuna&1LOVE]

Originally Posted by Baernash

Manuel was her toy and marriage was just fun for her. A whim of super-star to get secret marry into Las Vegas. They never loved. If before marriage they were "close" just by writing e-mails and after marriage distance started be a problem than it's obvious (the same as that Ayu wouldn't left her japanese career and fans for "american dream" with Austrian lover).

Thats not what Ayu says.

[TeamAyu2004]

^ I was gonna say something...
to tell people that you know that Ayu never loved her husband is stupid. You don't know that. period.

Originally Posted by truehappiness

I don't think they realize what they're writing.

What do you mean?? I thought the book was suppose to be a surprise for her?
So she wouldn't of known about it.

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Baernash

Some people think that Manuel's naked photo-book could be a problem. Sorry but if they planned common life into USA and later she left him and back to Japan than I don't see a reason to he need ask her about permission to naked photo-session. Correct me if I'm wrong but Manny isn't any top-class model who works for famous fashion hauses.

top-class model who works for famous fashion houses take naked photos, actually, most of the time, those are the clients for asks for those kind of photoshot...

[everlastingRAINBOW]

Sounds sexy...

[Baernash]

Originally Posted by xLuna&1LOVE

Thats not what Ayu says.

All what she says are just some pieces of story, which may be real or not. She won't tell more and we won't know the true. She's got married behind the back of whole world, fans and maybe even her family. She doesn't feel in duty to make explanations to anyone. Somehow it's "normal" that she's trying to keep the privacy BUT till that time she was selling it around by the years. It means some rumors may be true and she paid Manuel to not reveal some dirts which could break her "good reputation" into japanese media.

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

top-class model who works for famous fashion houses take naked photos, actually, most of the time, those are the clients for asks for those kind of photoshot...

Sure but it's THEIR CHOICE - they doesn't have to do it because have many other offerts. Manuel probably don't so... "SUPER MANUEL"!!!

[truehappiness]

Somehow it's "normal" that she's trying to keep the privacy BUT till that time she was selling it around by the years.

What are you talking about? She's been pretty private about her personal life all throughout her career. Usually if anything got leaked out, it's because she revealed it to TeamAyu and then it was released to the mass media.

I'm pretty sure Mannie had a choice in the matter of SUPER MANUEL. As did all of the other models/people who have posed naked for Leslie. (Which now that I think about it is a REALLY high number... like hundreds.) I feel like people need to know this, but Mannie's photobook was the most tame of all of the male SUPER books. If it were like the other ones, I am pretty sure a lot of people would have been BEYOND disgusted with him.

The reason why I don't buy these rumors is that Leslie just LOVES a nude male figure and that's his thing. If Ayu had an issue with it, I don't think she would choose to work with him if she were so disgusted by nude photographs and so on. The way these tabloids are spinning the story, it's like a nude photobook came out from some sketchy source or some dude that pulled Mannie off the street but they don't seem to realize that they are writing about Leslie Kee who is (in)famous for his nude portraits.

[emi♡]

hmmm gotta see these other leslie photobooks

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by Baernash

Sure but it's THEIR CHOICE - they doesn't have to do it because have many other offerts. Manuel probably don't so... "SUPER MANUEL"!!!

It's not like Mannie was feeding on trashcans or whatever... Even if he is not a top worldwide famous model, he is far from being an uneployed wannabe...

Everyone who wanna do modeling, and to some extent, acting for living need to be aware that some works always will require the exposition of more skin. If Ayu married him expecting someone prude doing totally covered photos, she found her husband on the wrong job.

But I don't believe this is the case, considering the amount of bikini and naked shots Ayu done over the years, even after being famous...