Shohei Ohtani, the superstar in baseball, has often dealt with controversial privacy invasions. Earlier, it was a gambling scandal involving a former interpreter in his team, and now, Ohtani’s house privacy is under major compromise. Around a month and a half ago, the Dodgers’ designated hitter purchased a $7.85M mansion in Los Angeles. Things were good for him in the city until the two Japanese media houses disrupted his privacy.
Although it was the Los Angeles Times that initially revealed details about his new house, the coverage by Japanese media went a bit far, particularly showing things that shouldn’t have been displayed on television. Trying to settle things since May, Ohtani seems to be angry over the invasion of privacy by the Japanese media houses.
Shohei Ohtani’s mansion controversy explained
Ever since Ohtani purchased his dream mansion, things have been absurd for him. According to a baseball team source, Ohtani said, “I can’t live there anymore.” Also, aside from selling his $7.85 million mansion, he indicated that he would sell the same without buying a new house. In fact, about a month and a half have passed, and still, there are no signs of ‘Shotime’ moving into a new house.
It all started when the two Japanese media houses, Fuji TV and Nippon TV, crossed the line and began showing coverage of his new mansion. Everything they displayed was glorifying the place that could impose a risk on the Ohtani family. Further, their reporting revealed the address by covering the front and back end of the house. Particularly, in May, a reporter from Fuji TV took a sneak peek at the basketball court in Ohtani’s mansion. What’s worse? The media houses conducted interviews with the residents and Ohtani neighbors. The irony is that the residents didn’t know that Shohei Ohtani would be living in their vicinity before the interview.
Currently, the house owner is still Dekofin LLC, but they are making arrangements to sell the house. Since Ohtani leaked the news about selling his house before, it has hampered the real estate information management system. The company didn’t expect such a situation to occur but is panicking due to how it all turned out. Nonetheless, Ohtani’s decision to sell the place also points the finger at the Los Angeles privacy breaches that have happened in the past.
Does Shohei Ohtani’s decision have more reasons? LA’s vulnerable situation has an answer
Ohtani has a valid reason to sell the house and have Dodgers blacklist the media which invaded his privacy. But there is more to the picture. Being a costlier city, Los Angeles has seen plenty of robberies. The celebrities have been the targets in the past, one of them being Ohtani’s colleague.
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The Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy‘s privacy was compromised when he was on his way back home with his family. Suddenly, the security alarm on his mobile phone went off. Further, the house security cameras showed robbers entering his house, showcasing LA’s vulnerable privacy concerns. Undoubtedly, the life of sports athletes is hectic. In case of matches away from home, they travel alone, leaving their wife and 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren at home.
Perhaps, unlike Muncy, who was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in the United States, Ohtani is completely from a different country. However, to cool things down, NY Dodgers issued a strict ban on their footage after the privacy invasion. Still, it will be Shohei Ohtani’s decision to sell his newly purchased mansion. Will he stay at the mansion despite the privacy breach, or will he sell it as soon as possible? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
