Jenson Button’s product ex-wife Jessica Michibata is arrested in Japan ‘for possession of MDMA’
- She was reportedly arrested after parcel with MDMA purchased to her Tokyo resort
- The 38-year-previous is denying the allegations, in accordance to regional media studies
The ex-wife of previous F1 driver Jenson Button, model Jessica Michibata, has been arrested for allegedly currently being in possession of MDMA in Japan.
The 38-yr-aged was arrested just after a parcel that contains MDMA was ordered to the resort she was remaining at with an acquaintance, persons common with the investigation said, in accordance to the Japan Instances.
Michibata is denying the allegations, according to nearby media reports.
A customs officer reportedly discovered the artificial drug hidden in an abroad deal to Japan, with Michibata’s hotel in Tokyo as the delivery tackle.
Investigators from Tokyo’s Metropolitan Law enforcement Office raided the resort and arrested the two people today, Michibata and her acquaintance.
Jessica Michibata (suitable) initial fulfilled F1 driver Jenson Button (remaining) in 2008 in a lodge bar in Tokyo and they commenced courting eight months afterwards. They got married in 2014 and divorced one calendar year later on
The 38-calendar year-old Michibata (pictured) was arrested right after suspicions that she had purchased MDMA although keeping at a hotel in Tokyo with an acquaintance, men and women acquainted with the investigation said on Monday
Michibata is currently living in the United States for her do the job as a product.
She was born in Japan and was going to Tokyo at the time of her arrest.
A assertion by her modeling company Revive from Monday explained:
‘We apologise to anyone for any problem the reports of Jessica Michibata, who belongs to our enterprise, have caused.
‘We are at this time unable to contact Michibata instantly and we are collecting data to validate the points.
‘Since the incident is under investigation by the law enforcement, we will refrain from disclosing any more specifics.’
Michibata first achieved F1 driver Jenson Button in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and they began dating 8 months afterwards.
They split for a short time in 2011 before he proposed on Valentine’s Day 2014, with a ring well worth £250,000.
They tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony in December 2014.
They known as time on their connection just just one 12 months later but say they remain on great phrases.
She was afterwards joined to American film producer Ken Kao following she attended a movie premiere with him in 2017. Afterwards that yr, she welcomed her daugher Pleasure, whose father long remained a heritage.
The partnership with Ken Kao, who co-started a creation company with Hollywood star Ryan Gosling, lasted right up until 2021, when they reportedly went their individual methods.
Kao is the only son of multibillionaire Min Kao, a Kansas-centered tech tycoon who co-established GPS large Garmin.
