fergie0o1:
Tennis No. 2 seed, Naomi Osaka has been fined $15000 in the wake of her infringement of mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros.

Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday via social media, that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021.



Naomi Osaka

Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it on site.



Roland Garros

fergie0o1:
Tennis No. 2 seed, Naomi Osaka has been fined $15000 in the wake of her infringement of mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros.

Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday via social media, that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021.



Naomi Osaka

Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it on site.



Roland Garros

Thank you bro. Don't mind modafuckas that want to eat their cake and have it. It's someone's business to.

SUPERPACK:
Those interviews are paid for by media companies and not taking part in it means a loss to them. Do you know that media sponsors pay millions for those interview. She signed to abide by the rules when she became a member of the association and should stick to the terms of her contract. The money she is paid as an association of tennis member is not coming from the air, you can't hate the hen and still eat her eggs. She should thread with caution and know that the media agencies are a powerful tool in her choice of trade and can cause a lot of trouble for her should she be perceived as a threat to their business.

Foolish girl wey cut my N72,000 ticket last year

She no know say Na the media dey bring money for the sport.

Same media that destroyed Donald trumph administation. Saka becarefulg

marveangel:
I support her decision not to grant interviews. Yes I understand it is expected of her as an athlete but what if she doesn't want to or feel like it. Isn't it just wrong to make people do something they do not feel comfortable doing?

Loads of people wake up everyday and go to the office to do what they have to do whether their "feel like it" or not. If she doesn't want to do press, them she should pull out of the French. I am not against her not doing press. But when you sign up for a job, you don't get to pick what you can and can't do

I'm a fan of hers

Please, reason with her on this. It's her health here.

You voluntarily signed up to honor the agreement and now you're wailing about 'mental health'? Abegi.

Felabrity:
Rubbish

Its her mental health we are talking about here

She can "resign" or take a sick leave. If I had mental health issues at my office that's what I'd do.

marveangel:
I support her decision not to grant interviews. Yes I understand it is expected of her as an athlete but what if she doesn't want to or feel like it. Isn't it just wrong to make people do something they do not feel comfortable doing?

And she wants the money and the fame. Who knows her if not for the privilege of being a tennis star.
You want to chop without paying the full price., kole work!

Nice one from dis Association! A big Kudos to Dem!!

See d way she's sounding!!..

You cannot make some Personal Rules when you re part of an Organization!! N it is the Organization dat pays ur bills or Made you Famous!!..

Just like doz EPL Managers(Tuchel, Arteta, Pep,etc) saying They dont want do Pre-match or Post-match conference due to some Personal reasons!!
Dats unacceptable!!

It's also like doz JW who will be working in Nigeria n enjoying Nigeria's Benefits, e.g npower, Pensions,etc but REFUSE to sing d National Anthem!![sub][/sub]

airsaylongcome:


Loads of people wake up everyday and go to the office to do what they have to do whether their "feel like it" or not. If she doesn't want to do press, them she should pull out of the French. I am not against her not doing press. But when you sign up for a job, you don't get to pick what you can and can't do

I tire ooo. All these celebrities sef

This has nothing to do with "mental health". She is just a snub, a psuedo-woke one at that. The classic trademark is in deploying vague terms like "mental health". You read through her write-up, she ended up saying nothing. To those saying "she is campaigning for change", okay, the organisers reached out to you, isn't that the perfect opportunity to table what specific issues you have?
You play tennis for a few years and you suddenly think the world revolves around you? Where do you think the millions you're paid is generated from? Those same Tv/media broadcast rights!.
Like someone said, many people don't feel like waking up on Monday mornings to go to work, but they do it anyway cos they have to.
They should invoke the other relevant sanctions and yank off the snub.

budaatum:
She is fighting for change, and I will not be surprised if she finds support amongst her peers and gets that change eventually.

I now accept her as a suitable successor in my mind for my darling Serena.

Go, Osaka! Go Girl!

Is the change necessary? If every other sportsperson does this, what will the future of sports be?

Too much woke individuality is dangerous in the long-run. All the focus on mental health is creating more mentally unstable people, because they can't control their emotions any more. It's gone overboard.

The excuse of mental health is getting too much. Everyone has issues and things they don't like, but they get over it to do what they need to and should.

Very soon teachers will tell us they have anxiety and want to teach from behind a screen to save their mental health.

But she penned a contract and this is one of the terms and they even tried to reach out to her n apparently she was inaccessible, thats not ok .

SUPERPACK:
Those interviews are paid for by media companies and not taking part in it means a loss to them. Do you know that media sponsors pay millions for those interview. She signed to abide by the rules when she became a member of the association and should stick to the terms of her contract. The money she is paid as an association of tennis member is not coming from the air, you can't hate the hen and still eat her eggs. She should thread with caution and know that the media agencies are a powerful tool in her choice of trade and can cause a lot of trouble for her should she be perceived as a threat to their business.

well said

jude5240:
Please, reason with her on this. It's her health here.

Why didn't she ask for exclusion while signing the contract?

Why did she sign the contract when she knows she wouldn't be able to keep up with the terms, had she won she'd have happily granted the interview. Does she think life is a bed of roses and she'll keep winning for life? Yet another disadvantage of giving children consolation prize for participating in a game, spoilt generation.

This woman has been a social activist right from day one, her half Japanese, half Haitian status has even made many of her moves controversial to the Western media. She is a big voice behind BlackLivesMatter movement and many other social activisms around the world. I support her on this one. Today's world is so much in the hands of big donors and media investors.

Felabrity:
Rubbish

Its her mental health we are talking about here

Then she shouldn't have attended the event sitting medical reasons

Felabrity:
Rubbish

Its her mental health we are talking about here

Let her speak to her doctor please?

Your winnings comes from the sponsorship deals ...How will you not grant interviews You want earnings and you don't want sponsors to promote their brands Are they charity organizations

There is always returns expected from every investment..

This is a fight you can't win...you rather quit as an athlete.

wonder233:
This has nothing to do with "mental health". She is just a snub, a psuedo-woke one at that. The classic trademark is in deploying vague terms like "mental health". You read through her write-up, she ended up saying nothing. To those saying "she is campaigning for change", okay, the organisers reached out to you, isn't that the perfect opportunity to table what specific issues you have?
You play tennis for a few years and you suddenly think the world revolves around you? Where do you think the millions you're paid is generated from? Those same Tv/media broadcast rights!.
Like someone said, many people don't feel like waking up on Monday mornings to go to work, but they do it anyway cos they have to.
They should invoke the other relevant sanctions and yank off the snub.

Spot on, these attention seeking Children, they'll do everything to court attention even when she's lost a match.

Lonelypacifist6:
Why did she sign the contract when she knows she wouldn't be able to keep up with the terms, had she won she'd have happily granted the interview. Does she think life is a bed of roses and she'll keep winning for life? Yet another disadvantage of giving children consolation prize for participating in a game, spoilt generation.

That was where she landed into trouble

You signed the contract for Pete's sake.
You didn't think of your mental health when you were signing it?
I'm sorry Princess, you can't eat your cake and have it.

pacespot:
This woman has been a social activist right from day one, her half Japanese, half Haitian status has even made many of her moves controversial to the Western media. She is a big voice behind BlackLivesMatter movement and many other social activisms around the world. I support her on this one. Today's world is so much in the hands of big donors and media investors.

Unfortunately, that's where the big earnings from these competitions comes from....She should rather not attend...She can't say she won't grant interview..not just possible.

budaatum:
She is fighting for change, and I will not be surprised if she finds support amongst her peers and gets that change eventually.

I now accept her as a suitable successor in my mind for my darling Serena.

Go, Osaka! Go Girl!

It's not gonna happen.
At least not this way.

budaatum:
She is fighting for change, and I will not be surprised if she finds support amongst her peers and gets that change eventually.

I now accept her as a suitable successor in my mind for my darling Serena.

Go, Osaka! Go Girl!

pride comes before destruction

SUPERPACK:
Those interviews are paid for by media companies and not taking part in it means a loss to them. Do you know that media sponsors pay millions for those interview. She signed to abide by the rules when she became a member of the association and should stick to the terms of her contract. The money she is paid as an association of tennis member is not coming from the air, you can't hate the hen and still eat her eggs. She should thread with caution and know that the media agencies are a powerful tool in her choice of trade and can cause a lot of trouble for her should she be perceived as a threat to their business.

..dont mind her... Her mental health did not stop her from participating, but it stopped her from granting interviews

airsaylongcome:


She can "resign" or take a sick leave. If I had mental health issues at my office that's what I'd do.

I understand them

They don't want to look powerless against Osaka

I am sure the fine amount is nothing to her, compared to her salary