A Dutch public broadcaster reacted angrily after the Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before Saturday’s.
A Dutch public broadcaster reacted angrily after the Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before Saturday’s final over a backstage incident that’s being investigated by police. The European Broadcasting Union, which organizes Eurovision, said Swedish police were investigating « a complaint made by a female member of the production crew » about Joost Klein, and it would not be appropriate for him to participate while the legal process was underway, per the AP.
Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday in the Swedish city of Malmo, and organizers had said they were investigating an « incident.
