This is such a weird (and terribly sad if true) story and tangentially related to the topic of media and fan intrusion into the lives of celebrities its worth a post. Figure skating world legend and Japanese sports superstar Yuzuru Hanyu (who may be second only to Shohei Ohtani for how globally famous he is) has announced that he is divorced from his recently married wife. He announced the marriage only months ago shocking the skating world in the sense that it seemingly came from nowhere but I never sense any negative feedback from his fans or the media. Just like “huh?” and then “great!” seemed to be the response. But now he’s announced that he and his wife (who remains anonymous but he said she’s not a celeb) have divorced and he cited the reasons as the public (media and fans, I assume) intrusion into their private life and the public slander, false articles, gossip, and rumor about her. He says the divorce is to protect her and let her live a life free of this type of horrible scrutiny. I would have loved it if this couple just IDGAF and flashed the middle finger at any intrusion of their life together and went on to just be married and I dunno live their own lives who cares what else is said about them. But I guess there are cultural issues with this perhaps and regardless Yuzuru Hanyu has asked for privacy and no further speculations.