



On June 14th, tabloid magazine �Shukan Bunshun� published an article from one of Sashihara Rino�s alleged ex-boyfriends. According to Shukan Bunshun's report, Sashihara dated the man who was originally a fan of Sashihara, in the summer of 2008 ~ 2009. �The tabloid magazine included emails and photos which were supposedly sent by Sashihara.



During the morning of the 16th, Sashihara appeared on �AKB48�s All Night Nippon� radio show to issue an apology to her fans. �That person an I were honestly just friends. I�m really sorry about all of this�, she explained while crying.



On this particular broadcast, AKB48�s producer Akimoto Yasushi was also present and formerly moved Sashihara to AKB48�s sister group HKT48 as a �restart� rather than a �punishment�.



Sashihara apologized, �When I was first asked about this, I didn�t know what people were talking about. I was really surprised when I read the article. There were so many things in the article that weren�t true, but I really was friends with him. I threw up my food over and over again. I hyperventilated during our tour. I couldn�t even talk to my mom. Seeing my fans� comments on my blog really broke my heart. I am so sorry.�







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