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The artist initially associated with the creation of Momo, Midori Hayashi, denied any involvement or claim to the sculpture. After an extensive research, the true author of the sculpture was attributed to Keisuke Aiso, who worked for the special effects company Link Factory. | The artist initially associated with the creation of Momo, Midori Hayashi, denied any involvement or claim to the sculpture. After an extensive research, the true author of the sculpture was attributed to Keisuke Aiso, who worked for the special effects company Link Factory. | ||
Due to the controversy surrounding the character itself (for more, see below), the creator Keisuke Aiso | Due to the controversy surrounding the character itself (for more, see below), the creator Keisuke Aiso threw away the statue and said that "''It doesn’t exist anymore, it was never meant to last. It was rotten and I threw it away. “The children can be reassured Momo is dead - she doesn’t exist and the curse is gone.''"<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190304084618/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8551299/momo-dead-suicide-challenge-game-statue-killed/</ref> | ||
==Momo challenge phenomenon== | ==Momo challenge phenomenon== | ||