Posted on 02/08/2008 4:01:31 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Pop diva Kumi Koda in hot water over 'rotten womb' gaffe
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 at 07:35 EST
TOKYO — Singer Kumi Koda has apologized after saying women over 35 had "rotten" fluid in their wombs, sparking a furor that led a cosmetics maker to suspend advertisements featuring her. "I sincerely and deeply apologize for offending people with my remark," Koda, a 25-year-old pop idol famed for her cute and sexy look, said on her official website. Her agency, Avex Entertainment, said it was taking the matter seriously and announced a halt to promotional activities for her latest album, "Kingdom," which was released at the end of January.
Speaking on a popular radio program, Koda said that her newlywed manager should have children soon for the sake of the mother's amnion, the part of the womb that protects an embryo.
"Mothers' amnion fluid is rotten once they turn around 35," she said. "I mean it. It gets dirty." The soundbite was reproduced on Internet sites along with furious postings.
Some sites listed companies sponsoring her, urging consumers to complain. There has already been an effect. Kose Corp, Japan's third-ranked cosmetics maker, halted online advertisements for its Visee brand, one of its major lineups, which features the pop star.
'We judged it necessary to suspend it as there are people who were offended,' a company spokesman said, adding they had not decided whether to scrap the campaign entirely.
Japan has one of the world's lowest birthrates, but a growing number of women, particularly professionals, are starting families later in life.
Ping!
She looks older than 25 to me and not all that cute.
“Rotten womb fluid”....thats a new one!
“Skank Wit Rottin Womb Fluid”...the new hit from MC Ho...available now from Interscope
I mean lookit....
....a chance at fame, celebrity and the riches and privelages of same...is a rare thing.
So I enjoy when one who almost had it says something so impossibly stupid that they lose everything.
Come on...this woman IS TWENTY FIVE YEARS OLD!
It’s not like she’s twelve or anything.
May she weep for many years for being such a retard.
Not Guilty.
She does look older than 25 though, if I was asked, I’d say late 30s. I have a Chinese friend that is 52 and she doesn’t look a day over 30. Weird how that works.
I strongly suspect that Kumi Koda will change her mind when she herself reaches the ripe old age of 35!
She isn't know for deep thoughts. She is still cute and sexy. No Damage!
The real question is “How does she really know?”
Tearful Koda apologizes on TV for 'rotten womb' gaffe
...I'm very sorry for disappointing my fans and hurting those who have difficulty in having babies."
Their infertility problems are not her fault.
Entirely true. However, both her ignorance and her decision to parade it are her fault.
Pop tarts are a dime a dozen. It looks like she'll be replaced by one who's a smidgen smarter.
I think thats “Wotten Womb”
LOL
Why don’t they put one of those bluury censor things over her mouth?
If I had good HTML skills I would post Tony Montana and one of my favorite lines from Scarface
“Jor WOMB ees so POLLUTED!”
Especially if she hasn't started a family yet by then.
This was dumbassed on so many levels. Not only is she driving away potential fans, but she is (or was) raking in yen from a high-end cosmetic family -- and they make most of their money from slightly older women. Memo to celebrities: When the red light is on, Mr. Camera is not your friend.
It appears that Japanese celebrities have as much scientific expertise as American celebs.
What you bet she believes in global warming!
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