The Brazilian singer, who joined the Rouge group in 2002, participated in the musical reality in 2013
Fantina Thoa former member of the group Rouge, revealed in a podcast interview on YouTube on Tuesday 26th that he suffered sexual harassment while participating in the musical reality The voicefrom the Netherlands, in 2013.
The show was halted earlier this year due to allegations of dozens of women who revealed, on an anonymous basis, that they were sexually harassed by prominent men on the show, including the rapper. Ali B and the singer Marco Borsato, two of the reality show judges.
“(The voice) Closed for sexual harassment. Not in Holland anymore. All accused. I also suffered sexual harassment on the show, backstage. But I’ve never talked about it openly, “says Fantine.
The singer goes on to say that the harassment came from the coach who trained her, Marco Borsato, who has had more allegations of sexual assault in addition to those alleged by the artist. “This sexual harassment thing is so confusing, because you say, ‘How did I cooperate to make this happen?’ We blame ourselves, right? I gave it my all. I was beautiful, wonderful, trained, nervous, big, great voice. And this is interpreted as: “I’m open to sex. An invitation “,” she continued.
Fantine reports having confronted the technician. “This kind of broke me on the show, because I was confronted, ‘how about that kiss on the mouth?’, ‘What kiss on the mouth?’, He denied. Then instead of getting mad I had a fit of crying. ‘
The artist also said she was confronted by the show’s directors who saw her cry, angry and unable to speak. “I did the live and they discarded me in the live. Later, backstage Marco told me: ‘I can’t have that kind of drama on the show, you were my finalist. You were already in the final, but I can’t face that guy. of drama ‘”, recalled Fantine.
The former member of Rouge said that after the reality show Marco Borsato called her again, repenting, saying that he should not have discarded it. “He called me sorry. ‘They are bombarding me with messages, I shouldn’t have discarded you, you were a very strong and wonderful artist.’
Source: Terra
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