Hideo Kojima studio threatens legal action over false link to Shinzo Abe killing

Shortly after the assassination, trolls on 4chan posted a series of racist jokes "identifying" the shooter using photos of Kojima, the legendary 58-year-old game designer of "Metal Gear Solid" and "Death Stranding" fame, as reported by Kotaku. He eventually deleted his posts, but not before they were retweeted by far-right French politician Damien Rieu. Rieu then made another tweet using pictures of Kojima accompanied by a phrase translating to "the far-left kills." Rieu eventually deleted the tweet and issued an apology.