Tygo Gernandt confirms that he has been fired from Flikken Maastricht and that AvroTros therefore lied about leaving due to private circumstances. “But it was not cross-border.”
In addition to the misconduct in his private life – his ex accuses him of abuse and has also released a video of this – it appears after reports from the weekly magazine Privé that Tygo Gernandt has also been fired from Flikken Maastricht. And that is strange, because AvroTros previously communicated that he was leaving due to ‘private circumstances’. So cover up.
Unacceptable
So far we know that Tygo’s Flikken victim worked behind the scenes and due to his misconduct had to undergo EMDR therapy, which would have been paid for by the producer of the series.
An insider says in the latest Privé: “It was decided at the time to give Tygo the opportunity to leave himself after the incident. That would be for private reasons, as was said, and everyone has adhered to that. The makers would have been very upset about it, because something was completely unacceptable.”
Instantly
It’s really sickening what Tygo has done, the source said. “Tygo was not summarily dismissed for nothing. His victim is seriously damaged mentally and physically. It would involve grabbing the throat, being hit and pushed and touching private parts, or sexual assault.”
Well, that is very serious. And it is perhaps just as serious that AvroTros and producer Warner Bros simply covered this up. So much for the Media Pact Respectful Collaboration.
What does Tygo say?
Tygo has now released a statement for the first time. “All the reporting of the past period has ensured that I tell my own story about Flikken Maastricht on a one-off basis,” he writes. Instagram.
“I have not wanted to do that before as this situation is private and very personal to all parties involved. But because so much is being suggested now, I still choose to provide clarity on my own socials.”
Free evening
What about Tygo? “The filming of Flikken Maastricht took place in November 2022. The incident being talked about did not take place on the set, but on a free evening in a cafe, during a football match. There, in a rash moment, I drank too much. It was irresponsible and I was annoying.”
“Although I cannot remember what happened, I immediately took responsibility for my behavior. I never tried to justify anything and wanted to apologize immediately the next day.”
Complaint filed
The makers of Flikken then intervened. “A complaint was filed, after which the producer suspended me and initiated an independent investigation. I have fully cooperated in this regard.”
“The investigation took quite some time and many witnesses were interviewed. I understood the decision, although it hurt and was sad to lose my role, but I respected that.”
Not cross-border
Tygo emphasizes that the investigation has shown that he did not do anything transgressive. “We finally received the results of the study at the beginning of April 2023, more than four months later.”
“This showed that I had indeed drunk too much that evening and had behaved unpleasantly, but it could not be made plausible that there was inappropriate behavior. It was simply stupid and I had to suffer the consequences, including the loss of a great role.”
‘Clean up the NPO!’
According to opinion site NoStyle AvroTros has now been painfully exposed. “The joke is: this is the same AvroTros from ‘Fuck the EBU’, the same AvroTros that had doubts about participating in the Eurovision Song Contest because it was so vague about accusations of transgressive behavior, the same AvroTros from ‘journalistic’ talk show Eva.”
“And the same AvroTros from the ‘journalistic’ program EenVandaag. Oh oh oh, what an indispensable broadcaster that must be kept on the air with taxpayers’ money. Reorganize the NPO. And a little quickly.”