The Dutch organizers of
The Voice of the Netherlands
announced this Saturday the
temporary suspension of the program
and the start of immediate investigations into complaints about
"sexually transgressive behavior"
and "abuse of power" around the musical talent contest.
In a statement, the RTL Nederland media network explained that last Wednesday it received an email from the editors of a program of BNNVARA, a public radio and television organization in the Netherlands, with "complaints of sexually transgressive conduct and abuse of power" related to
The Voice of the Netherlands.
"The accusations are very serious and shocking and RTL was not aware of them," he stresses, while assuring that both the ITV studios -the producers- and RTL have reached a "mutual agreement" to
immediately initiate a
"diligent and independent" investigation of these accusations.
Broadcasts of the new season's broadcasts will be suspended "until further clarification is made" and the investigation is concluded.
"We take this very seriously. The participants, the employees, everyone must be able to work in complete safety. There is no room for interpretation in this. The priority now is to put the facts on the table," he adds.
The Dutch version of The Voice,
The Voice of Holland,
has been celebrated since 2010, adopted by the Dutch media tycoon John de Mol, as has been done in more than a hundred countries, including the United States and Spain.
Until the 2015 season, one of the members of the jury in the Netherlands was
Marco Borsato,
a 55-year-old Dutch singer and actor who is currently under investigation due to
allegations of sexual harassment of the daughter of a former employee of his. ,
a separate case of the program.
Last December, the Dutch Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it was giving priority to complaints against Borsato for allegations of sexual assault, although
he denies all the accusations.
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