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No. 445742
John Leigh is the CEO of Anime Matsuri, a local anime convention in Houston. He's been accused of bilking money, sexual harassment towards women, sexual misconduct towards minors, and poisoning the lolita community in general especially in the Houston Lolita Community (HLC). He has made a number of connections with people involved in lolita fashion such as Misako Aoki and Cathy Cat. With his wife Denice, they run the Shop in Wonderland, a lolita boutique, in Houston.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/john.leigh.790Twitter:
https://twitter.com/amjohnleigh No. 445801
>>445789What even was the point of Lor making this video other than drawing attention to the store and "wah brands won't think we want their stuff!".
Yeah sure Lor just let people make up their own mind about whether or not they should support a scumbag's shop. Jesus christ I understand that she likes to stay neutral on a lot of things but this is ridiculous.
No. 445820
>>445814That's not relevant at all but ok.
What actually bothers me about Lor is her willingness to be neutral about stuff and not get "too deep" into anything for fear of losing her do-no-wrong status. Remember that clusterfuck Cakes and Couture in Florida that she was flown in for? She made a video and tried to say, EVEN THOUGH people didn't get anything near what they paid for, that the event was a success and that people should be grateful that someone is taking time to organise something like that.
Have a fucking opinion, Lor. At least she doesn't vaguepost about her ex anymore, I guess?
Sage for sort of ot
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>>455342>John and Deneice are in an open relationship and they're getting freaky with Misakoholy shit big and gross. Did she come back to AM? I thought after all the shit last year (or 2015?) that Kawaii.i dropped john and deneice and when Minori said her piece that it was pretty well confirmed that most of the j-fashion community was aware and didn't want to be involved with this shit.
Maybe my memory is awful.
No. 463144
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So John Leigh is now officially suing Tyler over her videos.
No. 463186
>>463144why for spreadin the truth that been out there about him for years
Fuck off Leigh tbh i doubt he'd win or even take it to court all the way.
No. 463213
>>463144Am I the only one who thinks it's weird they cited Cathy Cat as Cathy Cat and not a real name? It makes it sound like she's a trademark or something.
Saged, I just think she's cringey as fuck
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I don't understand how this guys shit hasn't tanked yet. He's openly done more shit than half the pervs who run cons and there is actual proof but nothing has happened.
Attached is his 10/10 cringe 'explanation' about why he's a creepy douchebag
No. 464973
>>463144Its crunch day, what are the chances that anything will come of this?
If they chicken out, they'll have outed themselves as the cowards and liars we know they are if they proceed they're going to kick start possibly the biggest shitstorm the western community has ever seen.
No. 464974
>>464973As much as I'd like to think that, too many general attendees still don't seem to give a shit about any of this and it's infuriating.
Them reporting the cgl thread is fucking hilarous though and almost as damning as the copyright takedowns.
No. 464977
>>464974Yeah one look at the AM Facebook page shows that really nobody knows or cares outside the Lolita comm and maybe a few others. I'd suggest people posting to the page about it but realistically they're just going to delete comments and ban people, or some impressionable young weebs will argue "uhhh stop ruining our con!"
Tyler has gotten an impressive reach with the SS FB page but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be enough.
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I want to remind everyone ITT that Cathy Cat has been receiving rape threats from lolitas ever since the ScarfingScarves came out.
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No. 465541
>>465474IIRC I know he also had some fallout with the DJ's hired to play the car shows,Vance Lawrence & Tetsu, I know there's was issues with being paid but not sure how far that runs and if it's been fixed since Tetsu is still a part of his car shows every now and then, only displaying his vehicle though and no longer doing music with them.
Does anyone know what's up with Denices' shop? I've heard a lot of rumors but since so many people dislike them it's hard to figure out what's true or not when they've built a reputation for it all to be plausible
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Lor has spoken about it on Snapchat and pretty much made it about herself then quickly threw in at the end she 100% supports Tyler. I use to really like Lor but since she’s moved to Canada she’s been rubbing me the wrong way, and her being super vague on FB and forcing people to follow her on snap just to see her views on the subject of mushroom head and Tyler is really telling in my opinion…
No. 466084
>>445782since that article only seemed to mention that theyre not coming back, and i cant see anything on the links posted above….
Essentially Reina got to Hawaii and when she went to customs/immagrations they stopped and detained her. She didnt speak enough English to explain herself, no one came to pick her up and she was missing information like return flight and where she would be staying. Ive read that her visa was never approved and she was coming without one but John and crew told her it was covered but more likely, she came with appropriate documents but lacked proof of return flight because her flight wasnt round trip, as i believe she planned on going to mainland US for another con or buying her return ticket when she received the money from john as she was promised. Apparently US immagration assumes all Thai who come are trying to stay here especially if they arent able to prove they have strong ties in community like careers, school/university, ect.
Having dealt with Hawaii customs/immigration (as a US citizen), they treat everyone like we are criminals and trying to move to here. If you're american and you write anything on your customs slip that could be considered luxury they question it. I brought back a backpack that i was wearing and they asked if it was designer. It was a $10 no name backpack that looked like it was ment for a child. They heard you like caddle and are nasty if you accidently get in the wrong line or don't full listen. Most people come to hawaii to vacation not move here, especially with how expensive and tourism based everything is.
No. 466094
>>466084>she didn't have a return ticketWhich, tbh, is on her for not checking. You don't just fly to other countries without double checking documentation requirements, and even if she couldn't contact the Leighs, she could have just called the airline or her own embassy hotline.
US immigration is notoriously tough on foreigners and natives alike. US citizens often leave to countries that don't require a passport, but when they go to reenter they are held up because they didn't know they needed a passport to get back in.
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If John or someone he knows sees this, I just want you to know that more people hate you then support you and what you're doing to Tyler won't work because you're an idiot.
No. 466180
>>466116Nah.
I work in the travel industry and people who don't check their documents are always blaming people they feel are responsible for them ie. group leaders, travel planners, resorts. Doesn't matter. It's the responsibility of the individual, and frankly, it's stupid to not check yourself even if you had the assurance that someone else was "taking care of you." Lol.
No. 466338
>>466084- Not Raina. Yuegene Fay.
- There is out-of-US ticket. Just not direct back to Thai because she had another con somewhere following week
- She has US visa. She had been in US before
- tricked her to use her tourist visa which is cheaper. With letter inviting for Thanksgiving. Not mentioning AM
- All AM guests from abroad who gets paid are there with wrong visa. You can't get paid with tourist/exempted visa
- But Japanese/1st world wasn't caught since it's Hawaii
- tried to silent Yuegene with promise to help with visa ban if she doesn't say anything
- didn't actually help much
- Yuegene couldn't bother
- John moved on to pray on other
- end
No. 466454
Saged for off topic, but I was curious how Shop in Wonderland was being reviewed on yelp since I'm pretty sure I remember them getting bad reviews from some people referring the article about him and the sex misconduct. Turns out all bad reviews were deleted and they have one near perfect review.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/shop-in-wonderland-houstonIs anywhere but here safe from them just wiping the slate clean? I'm surprised the cgl thread was taken down
No. 468007
>>467756Attention-fagging and people getting their fee-fee holes raped and they ran to Mootykins about it. To try and fight the savage anal destruction, he then put his foot down on the drama and stopped it completely causing the Janitors to go Final Solution levels of deletion if there's any mention of drama on that board.
It's an awkward and empty shell of its former self.
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Reminder that this is a Shop that sell LOLITA clothing.
Idk but there have been some post saying this girl is 17 idk if that true but what all the post have in common is that the Leigh's took advantage of another person cuz she got paid in the bullshit currency "experience"
No. 468855
>>468674ot but i think she's 25. She's apparently head of jfashion for AM and was defending her choice for working for the John by saying she was doing it to "help the people" and "help change the con" and the then this shit pops up on ig
What i don't get is why tf John couldn't hire a professional model considered all that money he's not paying his guest with
No. 469031
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Daniela is an embarrassment to Mexico.
No. 469392
>>469031Oh Misaki why.
also why is their a SIW store in Harajuku?
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John Leigh has reared his ugly, bald head at SS now.
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I love how he skips over the part where the Houston Press asked him about a few incidents that definitely weren't just "jokes" and how he never replied to them about it
No. 480215
>>478908>FamStopped reading right there.
>>479708CathyCat is completely self-important and thinks she is above others because she works with a Japanese youtube account. She has always been like this. I hope lolitas finally turn on her because she just as fake as she is ita.
No. 480218
>>480215Also, figures she tries to profit off this situation for both $ and attention/sympathy by making a youtube about OMG GAIZ I WAS SOOOO BULLIED AND IN DANGER.
She is disgusting. Just like her fake crying/breakdown video about Fruits going out of print.
Like girl, get a grip, you look like a 40+ woman who can't grow up.
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No. 481723
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You think other than those in the lolita community would do this? Has John got around to screwing over the Cosplay community yet?
No. 491381
>>491027His "apology" would've been hilarious if this shit hadn't been dragging on for too damn long.
Where were those receipts about the pending lawsuits against AM like, a year and a half ago?
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>>505146Lmao good. I messaged a cosplayer I liked about her being a guest and defending him, and this was her response. Super disappointed.
Good to know voice actors care more than cosplayers.
No. 505296
>>505283LLW is 100% team John Leigh.
"I am in the position to stand with Anime Matsuri, because the allegations John Leigh faces appear to be false, hence why he found it necessary to protect his brand and image with cease and desists. It's what a responsible business owner would do. As someone myself who has had to make these sorts of decisions myself regarding defamation and slander, I will not hold it against John Leigh to stand his ground. It is the appropriate response to a video that attacks him over 2-year-old 'evidence' from accounts, that, from the information I have gathered, are completely over-exaggerated."
No. 505486
>>505296
>Apperes to be falseI can understand 1 or 2 people speaking out and saying John touch sexually harrassed them but when you have 10+ people and a fucking fan page dedicated to stories of girls and ex co-workers saying that Johns a shit bag who sexually harrass them and would ask for nudes from female cosplayer for them to even be a guest at AM how the fuck does that "appear to be false"
Sage for ranting but she was a fucking bitch for that.
No. 505522
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>>50548615 stories so far with at least three more that we haven't posted yet.
"Over-exaggerated"
No. 505597
>>505522Yep according to LLW those stories are "Over-Exaggerated"
Like is she fucking John? How is 15+ stories "over-exaggerated"
No. 505622
>>505486Sage goes in the email field friend
Are you even surprised? Most dub voice actors will do anything to make a buck. It would have been a lot smarter for her to sit back and quietly take the check but the fact that she went public about her opinions is gonna ruin her.
No. 505678
>>505622The VAs have actually been really responsive, most of them have dropped out. Basically just Johnny Yong Bosch and the Mexican Goku left.
It's the pro cosplayers who don't give a shit. They're all massive attention whores, they'd show up anywhere willing to give them a table and a $50 per diem.
No. 507881
Looks like Deneice is doing a live public Q&A on her facebook page tonight.
I can think of quite a few people with questions at this point.
https://www.facebook.com/TrinityReloads/posts/1453224831466312 No. 508159
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rofl all of the steven universe voice actors cancelled along with johnny yong bosch
No. 508724
>>508159I had a feeling old Johnny boy would have cancled regardless as for SU who really wants to see them.
Also did anybody watch Deneise's live stream it kept going in and out so it was hard for me to watch.
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>>505283This was in the irrelevant uggo cosplayer thread, surprised it's not here
No. 515351
>>515297Don't be surpised if none of the cosplayers pull out. Im betting 1/2 of them are buddy buddy with the Leighs in order to boost their stats in the cosplay community.
>>515299Somewhat OT but why isn't John in Jail? Isn't it illegal to ask minors for Nudes?
No. 515461
>>515351Some of the overseas pro cosplayers are considering dropping out. None of the Americans will drop out, especially not Lisa Lou Who.
AM invites foreign cosplayers who still owe John Leigh from the WCS days and who are flattered just to get invited to America.
No. 515483
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What's going on with this retard
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Fucking lol
No. 518998
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Part 2 Electric Boogaloo
Anybody gonna check it out
No. 520006
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Whited out my friends info for privacy and because she doesnt want any trolls defending AM coming to her. This is disgusting though hes such a piece of shit.
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Third times a charm right Deneise?
Fuck at this point you guys are desprate to get people to still come to your con now that all the big names have dropped out. The Eva thing is the only thing you got going for.
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these posts were being passed around my local convention's group… not a good look.
No. 543632
>>543630the fact that they didn't even attempt to kick them out is telling for the Leighs.
do you guys need the cash that bad that you'd let a group of people cosplaying as fucking NAZIS into a con.
No. 543644
>>543642Anon i was refering to how most cons tend to pander to those people.
I guess i should have been more clear. Yes i agree with you everyone shares that same sentiment
No. 543656
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it sounds like most of the drama is that one of the guys dressed as a nazi took over these people's panel, was a general disturbance to the peace and it took over a day for staff to be removed. regardless of political beliefs, people have been sharing this and it's making them look pretty terriblu.
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more from the comments
No. 543704
>>543657To add to this persons comment. On Saturday they approached an artist telling her to change her sign that said the con lead was a sexual harrasser. Instead of taking it down they agreed (the artist and staff) to simply change the wording of it so it didnt point fingers. The staff left happy.
Then on sunday staff AND POLICE went and escorted the artist out of the convention despite her complying on saturday.
Just goes to show theyre trying to bury any sexual assault call outs and doing their hardest at that but ignoring the nazis and the guy who was taking up-skirt shots.
No. 543840
>>543704That fucking patheic and sad for the leighs to do that.
Anybody know if the con was full or less fuller than the previous year?
No. 543918
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The Chinese guest Aliga never attended the convention, but was still listed as a guest on the website. When people brought it up John decided to make an ass of himself. Pretty sure he's realizing he's fucked.