A 17 year old former member of a Japanese pop group has been sued by her management company and ordered to pay $5,400. The lawsuit was filed because she violated a no-date clause in her contract, which forbade her from engaging in a relationship with a member of the opposite sex. In the court’s opinion, such a relationship tarnishes the image the management company built around the group. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“A 17-year-old former member of a Japanese girl band, or “idol group” as they are called in the country, was found to be in breach of a no-dating clause in her contract and ordered to pay $5,400 (￥650,000) by the Tokyo District Court.

“The clause prohibiting dating was necessary to get the support of male fans,” said Judge Akitomo Kojima in his ruling, adding: “The revelation of an idol’s relationship damages their image.”

Contracts forbidding romantic engagements are standard for members of Japan’s idol groups, but this is understood to be the first time a management company has successfully sued for damages.”