Japanese actress Okae dies after novel coronavirus infection

TOKYO -- Japanese actress and TV host Kumiko Okae died Thursday of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, her management office said. She was 63.

Okae, who died at a Tokyo hospital at 5:20 a.m., developed a fever on April 3, the office said, adding she was hospitalized after her condition suddenly deteriorated 3 days later and then tested positive for the virus.

A familiar figure who appeared in TV dramas and variety shows, Okae underwent an operation for breast cancer last year.

She underwent radiation treatment from the end of January to mid-February, according to the office.

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One-night stand with Cesar? Maria Ozawa backtracks

MANILA - Former porn actress Maria Ozawa on Thursday said she just was joking and "having fun" when she said that she had sex with "Nilalang" co-star Cesar Montano.

Ozawa wrote on her Twitter account: "I saw the news earlier but it was a joke and was just having fun [with] the whole topic and broke my heart that they are saying such things."

I saw the news earlier but it was a joke and was just having fun w/ the whole topic and broke my heart that they are saying such things....

— 小澤マリア (@ozawamaria0108) March 3, 2016

Her tweet came after stories about her "admitting" that she had a one-night stand with Montano began circulating online. As of writing, Montano is one of the most talked about topics locally on Twitter.

On Mo Twister's online podcast last Tuesday, Ozawa was asked directly on whether she had sex with the Filipino actor.

She nodded, saying that it happened before she started filming the 2015 Metro Manila Film Festival entry.

Ozawa, however, added that she had no intentions of dating Montano, calling what happened between them as "saying hello sex."

Montano was brought in to replace Robin Padilla as Ozawa's leading man last September. In a previous interview, Montano even described her kissing scene with Ozawa as "a religious experience."

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Maria Ozawa admits one-night stand with Montano

MANILA - Former adult film actress Maria Ozawa admitted that she had a one-night stand with co-star Cesar Montano, who worked with her on the Metro Manila Film Festival entry "Nilalang" last year.

In an interview with Mo Twister for his "Good Times With Mo" podcast, Ozawa was asked directly if she had sex with the actor.

Ozawa tried to change the topic but Mo Twister persisted. "How many times did you have sex with Cesar Montano? I really have a feeling you did," he said.

The actress then laughed, and Mo Twister quipped: "Two times, huh?"

"No, one," she finally said, adding that it happened before they started filming the movie.

"Way before because I didn't know anything and then it just happened," she said.

The Japanese actress stressed, however, that she had no intentions of dating Montano, calling what happened between them as "saying hello sex."

Montano was brought in to replace Robin Padilla as Ozawa's leading man last September.

In a previous interview, Montano even described her kissing scene with Ozawa as "a religious experience."

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com