reporter Chen Qianxiu / comprehensive report
Japanese actor Yamashita Tomohisa has been challenging overseas drama performances in recent years, and in 2019 it was reported that he signed a new agency contract with an American company, and the company's representative is Hollywood superstar Will Smith . Unexpectedly, there was a problem with the cooperation between the two parties. Will Smith was condemned for the slap incident at the Oscars ceremony and his career was suspended. Tomohisa Yamashita responded to the relationship between the two parties for the first time.
Tomohisa Yamashita entered Hollywood and signed a contract with Will Smith's company. He has recently personally returned to the current relationship between the two parties. (Picture / recap from IG / Tomohisa Yamashita)
After Tomohisa Yamashita left Johnny’s, he aimed to enter Hollywood and signed a contract with Will Smith’s company. The other company confirmed to the Japanese media that it had entrusted some business. All walks of life regard it as a booster for going overseas, but in March 2021, "Women's SEVEN" broke the news that Tomohisa Yamashita, in addition to his domestic brokerage company, intervened in the work carried out by Will Smith. The cooperation between the two parties did not go smoothly, and the contract ended.
The industry broke the news that Yamashita Tomohisa still maintains a good relationship with the American company, but the company admitted in response to the Japanese media that the contract has ended, and all his future work will be handled by the Japanese brokerage company. Coupled with the outbreak of the Oscar slapping incident by Will Smith, people familiar with the matter revealed that the two parties may have begun to distance themselves because of this.
Facing constant rumors, Tomohisa Yamashita attended a fashion event a few days ago and answered all doubts in person. Regarding the contract with Will Smith, he said, "It was originally a friend who helped me, and it was not a form of continuation or end." No more.” As for the working relationship with Will Smith? Yamashita Tomohisa said, "We will still meet, basically (work relationship) is not. Instead of work, we have a private relationship."
Tomohisa Yamashita emphasized that he will continue to challenge overseas performances in the future. Although the cooperation with Will Smith has been terminated, the two parties are still friends.
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