Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers star, and his agent Nez Balelo are facing a lawsuit filed by two Hawaii-based real estate developers over a $240 million luxury housing project on Hawaii's Hapuna Coast. The plaintiffs, a real estate investor and a broker, allege that Ohtani and Balelo orchestrated a scheme to get them fired from the development, which they initially brought Ohtani in to endorse. The lawsuit claims that Ohtani and Balelo exploited their celebrity status and engaged in unlawful interference and abuse of power, leading to the wrongful and pretextual termination of the developers from the project. According to the complaint, Ohtani was expected to purchase a home in the development, act as a celebrity spokesperson, and help build a baseball facility, but instead, he and his agent allegedly sabotaged the project for their own financial gain. The lawsuit also includes allegations of civil rights violations and unjust enrichment. The legal action was filed in Hawaii Circuit Court and has drawn attention from multiple news outlets, highlighting the dispute's impact on the $240 million real estate venture.