Jenson Button's model ex-wife Jessica Michibata is arrested in Japan 'for possession of MDMA'

Model Jessica Michibata, the ex-wife of F1 driver Jenson Button, has been arrested in Japan for allegedly possessing MDMA.

The 38-year-old was held after a parcel containing the drug was delivered to a hotel where she was staying with an acquaintance, people familiar with the investigation told the Japan Times.

Michibata denies the allegations, according to local media reports. 

A customs officer reportedly found the synthetic drug hidden in an overseas package to Japan, with Michibata's hotel in Tokyo as the shipping address.

Investigators from Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department raided the hotel and arrested Michibata and her acquaintance.

Jessica Michibata first met F1 driver Jenson Button in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and they began dating eight months later

38-year-old Michibata was held after a parcel containing the drug was delivered to a hotel where she was staying with an acquaintance, people familiar with the investigation told the Japan Times 

They split for a short time in 2011 before he proposed on Valentine's Day 2014, with a ring worth £250,000. They tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony in December 2014. They called time on their relationship just one year later but say they remain on good terms

Michibata is currently living in the United States for her work as a model. She was born in Japan and was visiting Tokyo at the time of her arrest. 

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A statement by her modeling agency Revive from Monday said: 'We apologise to everyone for any concern that the reports of Jessica Michibata, who belongs to our company, have caused.

'We are currently unable to contact Michibata directly and we are collecting information to confirm the facts.

'Since the incident is under investigation by the police, we will refrain from disclosing any further details.' 

Michibata met F1 driver Jenson Button in 2008 in a hotel bar in Tokyo and they began dating eight months later.

They split for a short time in 2011 before he proposed on Valentine's Day 2014, with a ring worth £250,000.

They tied the knot in a lavish Hawaiian ceremony in December 2014.

They called time on their relationship just one year later but say they remain on good terms.

She was later linked to American film producer Ken Kao after she attended a film premiere with him in 2017. Later that year, she gave birth to her daughter Joy, whose father's identity remains unknown.

The relationship with Ken Kao, who co-founded a production company with Hollywood star Ryan Gosling, lasted until 2021, when they reportedly went their separate ways. 

Kao is the only son of multibillionaire Min Kao, a Kansas-based tech tycoon who co-founded GPS giant Garmin.

She was later linked to American film producer Ken Kao after she attended a film premiere with him in 2017. Later that year, she gave birth to her daughter Joy, whose father's identity remains unknown. The relationship with Ken Kao, who co-founded a production company with Hollywood star Ryan Gosling, lasted until 2021, when they reportedly went their separate ways