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Japanese Billionaire Decides He Doesn't Need a Girlfriend to Visit the Moon
Original source: www.geek.com
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has pulled out of a reality TV show designed to find a female partner for his journey to the Moon.
The 44-year-old entrepreneur was revealed in September 2018 as the first private citizen to travel beyond low-Earth orbit.
Worth an estimated $2 billion, the art/antiques/supercar/wine collector decided not to compete in “Full Moon Lovers,” a “serious matchmaking documentary” from Japanese video streaming site AbemaTV.
“Due to personal reasons, I have informed AbemaTV … with my decision to no longer participate in the matchmaking documentary, hence requested for the cancellation of the show,” Maezawa wrote in a tweet.
“I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart.”No more sorry than thousands of gold-digging applicants trying to score a free ride to the Moon and 15 minutes of fame.