Dutch broadcaster says they are “very disappointed and upset” over Eurovision entry Joost Klein’s disqualification
nme.comEurovision entry Joost Klein.Earlier today, the news of Klein’s disqualification was shared by Eurovision organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
He was accused of making verbal threats towards a female member of production crew, according to police. As a result, Klein was placed under investigation by the organisers yesterday (May 10) due to an “incident” and was not allowed to perform his song ‘Europapa’ during the final dress rehearsal.Now, Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS have released a full statement criticising the disqualification, calling it “disproportionate”.“An incident occured after last Thursday’s performance”, they began. “Against clearly made agreements, Joost was filmed when he had just gotten off stage and had to rush to the greenroom.
At that moment, Joost repeatedly indicated that he did not want to be filmed. This wasn’t respected. This led to a threatening movement from Joost towards the camera.
Joost did not touch the camera woman.”After the incident was reported and investigated by the EBU and police, AVROTROS revealed they “consulted extensively” with the EBU and “proposed several solutions”.
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