Katja Schuurman responds to criticism: ‘A big misunderstanding’ | Stars

entertainment">At the table with RTL Late Night A visibly emotional Katja read a statement in the autumn of 2017, in which she reacted to the situation surrounding the former casting director. “I’m not going to justify Job’s behavior, I just want to show another side. There is a crucial difference between facts and allegations. (…) The sensationalism and lust to hang people from the highest tree without trial is great at the moment. And I worry that we as a society are heading in that direction.”

entertainment">After the revelations of the online program Boos about the abuses behind the scenes at TV show The Voice of Holland Katja climbed into the pen on Sunday and wrote on Instagram, among other things, that she had been able to make at least one hundred and eighty reports for sexual assault in her life. Girls and women who’ve been through things with men who didn’t feel right: get up! Let us know! Let them know that what happened is not normal. Don’t blame yourself. Dare to speak. We are behind you! And next to you. And wherever you want. Because it must be ready. Finally.”

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‘No wild stories’

entertainment">And in addition to the many favorable reactions, Katja was accused of being ‘hypocritical’, referring to her expression of support for Gosschalk. On RTL Boulevard let them know on Monday that it is ‘a big misunderstanding’. „If you think, have read, believe that that is what I have done, I ask you to broadcast RTL Late Night, in which I read my carefully written letter on the matter, simply to watch. Facts, dear ones, no wild stories.”

entertainment">The presenter emphasizes that she “condemned Gosschalk as a result of his behavior” at the time. “I was very angry with him. He understood. It is a big misunderstanding that I justified his behavior in any way at the time. (…) I am also very indignant about the fact that already (around the allegations of sexual abuse at The Voice, ed.) has come out.”

entertainment">Director and producer Job Gosschalk confessed to sexual misconduct in 2017 and resigned from all his duties.

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