Actress Keiko Takeshita resigns as product safety ambassador

Wednesday 21st May, 04:36 PM JST

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romulus3 at 05:58 PM JST - 21st May

oh man, her agent is really stupid
fingerless at 06:36 PM JST - 21st May

LoL, I can just imagine her at her desk, first day on the job. Hmmmm, product safety, what's do I know about that... oh oh.
blvtzpk at 09:42 PM JST - 21st May

A clanger! Classic! I don't suppose she remembered she'd been involved with Paloma...?
blvtzpk at 09:49 PM JST - 21st May

On the other hand, I have yet to be associated with any product safety issues. I'm up for the job. Give us a call. I could do with an ambassadorship on my resume.
outofmydepth at 10:07 PM JST - 21st May

is there a translation of "due diligence???????" her agents should have looked into her career before any of this. wait a minute - wouldn`t agents know about her career? too bad for her.
Nessie at 10:30 PM JST - 21st May

I wonder if it's because other appliance manufacturers thought it might give Paloma an advantage, seeing as how she had shilled for them before.

Now they just need a celeb who's never done appliance ads.
Nessie at 10:40 PM JST - 21st May

USNin, LOL! A banner week for you, eh.
USNinJapan2 at 11:22 PM JST - 21st May

Nessie

Yeah, the base hospital had a surplus of Prozac this week... : )
Betting at 12:28 AM JST - 22nd May

This is why being a celebrity and supporting a product by appearing in their advertisements can be a really bad idea. Anyone remember Charlie Sheen appearing in cigarette commercials here quite a while ago? I don't think he'd do that in the States.

Of course, I'm sure that any of us posters here on JT would be fully qualified for the position ...
rjd_jr at 12:40 AM JST - 22nd May

A ha ha ha, brilliant. Now can they next please choose a gravure or JAV idol to be ambassador this time. You know, someone young and attractive?
ca1ic0cat at 01:42 AM JST - 22nd May

Seriously, why can't the girl appear in ads for product safety? Are they saying that she is guilty by association? Anybody think of the idea of "I used to think these heaters were safe but then I got educated" ad campaign?

Resignation (or seppuku) are just the easy ways out...
some14some at 07:10 AM JST - 22nd May

So Amari should take responsibility (nimmei sekinin) and resign...?!
medievaltimes at 09:26 AM JST - 22nd May

The public are stupid to buy into the celebrity endorsements. I like Harrison Ford but I could not care less if he is trying to sell me tires for my car.

Having said that, it is also stupid that she would have to "resign" becuase she appeared in some ads for a defective product. She didnt design it or manufacture it. She was eye candy/brand name.

Logic anyone??
Nessie at 05:29 PM JST - 22nd May

Hard to find one that hasn't indirectly endorsed silicone.
PepinGalarga at 12:39 PM JST - 27th May

i cant believe they could be so stupid. the people didnt check her resume? Of course the poor lady had nothing to do with the incident, however, she was Palomas's CM model for 19 YEARS dammit!, so this whole thing is partly her fault. the J-gov should hire Britney Spears for their Road Safety campaign or Owen Wilson in their campaign to stop suicides. Amy Winehouse for the anti-drug campaign?