"Stories do have happy endings" - Asmongold reacts to claims about Johnny Somali being arrested in Japan

During a recent livestream, Zack "Asmongold" came across viral social media reports about controversial Kick star Johnny Somali. He reviewed a post by X user @AsianDawn4, who claimed that the Japanese government had detained Somali for 28 days. They added that the content creator would be deported back to America.

Asmongold read out the X user's tweet out loud, saying:

"Let's get some good news. Here we go. 'Japanese government will hold Johnny Somali for 28 days. In those 28 days, they will use sleep deprivation tactics and hours upon hours of interrogation to break his mind and force him to confess his crime (trespassing). Once he confesses (Japanese have a 99% conviction rate) they will sentence Johnny to three years in prison.'"

He added:

"'Then, they will deport him back to America once he finishes his sentence. There is no early or good behavior parole in Japan.'"

The One True King (OTK) co-founder then slyly grinned and remarked:

"Sometimes, stories do have happy endings."

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"Lot of signs that it isn't going to go well for Johnny" - Fans react to Asmongold's take on Johhny Somali

Johnny Somali is considered to be one of the most controversial IRL streamers on Kick. He made headlines on September 22, 2023, after getting arrested by the Japanese police. According to Sankei News, the content creator was suspected of breaking into a hotel construction site in Japan Bridge, Osaka City.

On October 12, 2023, Sankei News reported that Johnny Somali had been arrested yet again on suspicion of "unauthorized livestreaming inside a restaurant."

An excerpt from their website reads (note: the following excerpt was translated from Japanese to English using Google Translate):

"On Sunday, they (Osaka Prefectural Police's South Police Station) decided to arrest him again on suspicion of forcibly obstructing business operations for causing a nuisance by broadcasting a live stream without permission at a restaurant in Osaka city. According to investigators, Khalid is suspected of disrupting the business of restaurants in Osaka by filming them and distributing the videos on the Internet."

Asmongold reacted to the controversy during a recent Twitch broadcast by saying that "stories have happy endings." His clip has elicited over 1,570 comments, with one fan writing:

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YouTube user @CrizzyEyes pointed out that the Texas-based personality reviewed a tweet from a "third party," the conclusion of which was based on "conjecture." They added:

"It's worth mentioning that the tweet is from a third party and their conclusion is based purely on conjecture. However, there are a lot of signs that it isn't going to go well for Johnny. At a minimum, they can contrive reasons to hold him in jail with no trial (Japan has no right to a speedy trial and people can be held in jail pending trial indefinitely) until his visa expires and deport him immediately."

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Here are some more pertinent reactions:

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Asmongold is one of Twitch's most-watched content creators, specializing in playing a wide variety of MMORPGs. He now livestreams on his alternate channel, Zackrawrr, which has over 1.5 million followers.