MDMA at her home. She reportedly admitted to using drugs for the past 10 years, including marijuana, LSD and cocaine. During her criminal trial on January 31, 2020, Sawajiri pled guilty to the charges and admitted she had been using drugs since she was 19 years old. On February 6, 2020, the Tokyo District Court sentenced her to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years. Public image During the premiere for Closed Note on September 29, 2007, Sawajiri, seemingly unhappy with the film, gave terse answers to the reporters. Subsequently, her actions were widely criticized for disrespecting her co-stars and the staff of the film. She issued an apology on her website and during her interview on Super Morning, where she also denied the rumors that she was being suspended by her management. The incident, compounded with Sawajiri's relationship with Takashiro, affected her public image greatly, and she withdrew her appearance at the Busan International Film Festival because of it. She later abruptly put her acting career on hiatus and Stardust Promotion eventually dropped her as an act in 2009. On September 1, 2010, in an interview with CNN Go, Sawajiri regretted apologizing and claimed that her management had pressured her to do so. Since the incident, the phrase , one of her responses to the reporters, became a viral phenomenon, and she was featured in a Snickers commercial in 2011 parodying herself. Filmography Films Television Music videos Variety shows DVDs Publications Discography Singles Soundtrack appearances Awards and accolades References External links Erika Sawajiri Official Website Erika Sawajiri Official Website (Avex Management) Kaoru Amane Official Website 1986 births Living people People from Nerima Japanese film actresses Japanese female models Japanese stage actresses Japanese people of Algerian-Berber descent Japanese television actresses Japanese women pop singers Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists Studioseven Recordings artists Avex Group talents Avex Group artists Former Stardust Promotion artists Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers