The "Voice of Holland" sex scandal incident continues to ferment, the TV column BOOS has restored the entire event, broadcast in the form of a program and announced to the world through YouTube, not only the Dutch entertainment industry chaos, but also attracted the attention of Dutch society and politics.
In an episode aired on BOOS, three former candidates for The Voice of Holland tell the story of jury members, singers Ali B and Marco Borsato, as well as band leader Jeroen Rietbergen sexually assaulting them.
Previously, Ritterbergen had admitted that it was true.
However, the other two singers only partially acknowledged the facts, such as Alibi, who admitted to having sex with one of the women, but said that it was voluntary.
The Dutch cabinet has read the reports
Gunay Uslu, the Dutch state secretary in charge of media, said he was "disgusted" and said he wanted to contact the media and media mogul John de Mol to change the working atmosphere of the media.
She believes that it is unacceptable to place young, vulnerable adolescent girls in unsafe positions, or even to be insecure enough to call the police. She said: "It's not about women, men really need to take responsibility. ”
Other cabinet ministers are also taking the matter seriously.
Justice Minister Yesilgöz watched the show last night and was outraged. She told the victim: "It's not your fault, and you're not alone. ”
She noted that the Supreme Administrative Tribunal was now in the process of enacting a law criminalizing any form of sexual activity without the consent of both parties, including sexual harassment. She wanted to make every effort to speed up the implementation of the law, which would give support to victims.
Education Minister Dijkgraaf argues that all media organizations, even if they are not in the spotlight like Endemol, should examine their performance, "This is a topic that we need to have a broader discussion in society."
According to Deckergraaf, De Moore's statement that women are not quick to report such cases is "a broader issue" "looks like he is blaming the victim, but he has to make a more vocal voice." ”
Social Minister Van Gennip said the cabinet was considering stipulating the appointment of a confidential adviser. While many companies have already done so, they have not yet been prescribed in the law.
Public radio stations have removed the works of the parties concerned
Dutch public radio station NGOs announced today that they would no longer play songs by ali b and marco borsato, the two parties involved in the case. According to an NPO spokesperson, the public broadcaster made the decision after BOOS broadcast coverage of the "Voice of Holland" sexual offence.
A spokesperson for the NPO said: "We saw shocking stories in BOOS and there was tremendous outrage from the public about it, which is why we have decided not to include music [of the people involved] in the playlists of NPO radio stations anymore." ”
He did not say whether and when the singers' music would be played on the NPO channel again.
Talpa female employees respond to a full-page ad in Response to De mole
In the incident, the reaction of Talpa, the owner of Talpa, the company that produced "The Voice of holland", and the media mogul De Moore, was also blamed.
Today, the Dutch daily public newspaper featured a full-page advertisement "Beste John, het ligt niet aan de vrouwen" (Dear John, not a woman). Talpa female employees used a full-page ad in the Public Journal in response to John de Mol's statement. The group of women said in the newspaper that they were upset by his reaction to BOOS's sexual assault on YouTube to "The Voice of Holland", "Our faces were all red and we heard John de Mohr's reaction."
De Moore responded last night: "Women obviously have a sense of shame and don't know what it is and I want to dig deeper. It's a broader issue that women don't report this sort of thing quickly, and it's not just about the voice of the Netherlands. ”
Female Talpa employees were disappointed. According to them, this is a good illustration of the need for cultural change in the company, "Women's behavior is not a problem, nor is it a solution to the problem." ”
Rennie Rijpma, editor-in-chief of the Public Journal, may share the same feelings as Talpa women and women in general. She said on NOS radio: "As a woman, I was also surprised by De Moore's reaction, the lesson learned from the incident, not 'let women speak', as De mole said, but to other lessons that he did not mention." ”
She approached female employees at Talpa, who had no hesitation in putting a full-page ad, so the newspaper could not refuse.
Talpa's female employees were not the only ones to criticize, but several practitioners from the media and cultural sectors also drafted a manifesto against abuses of power and violations in their departments, signatories including the Dutch Journalists Association NVJ, who spoke out against various abuses of power in the media sector.
The manifesto reads: "They are to take responsibility for not turning a blind eye to intimidation and misconduct, and "the era of laughter or just cautious warnings is over."
The Wax Museum in Amsterdam has removed Bolsato's wax figures.