The VRT was given until this weekend to decide whether or not to respond to Bart De Pauw’s notice of default. The television maker asked for damages of 12 million euros for the ‘character murder’ that the VRT would have committed on him.
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But the public broadcaster does not answer that. The VRT disputes the integral notice of default by Bart De Pauw. The rest is food for our lawyers, ‘said spokesman Bob Vermeir on Friday The newspapaer.
The TV maker was referred by the courtroom to the criminal court at the beginning of this year after #MeToo complaints. But apart from that, there will also be a lawsuit about the question whether or not the VRT must pay compensation to De Pauw. He thinks that he has unjustly suffered a huge loss of income. According to De Pauw, his contract was abruptly terminated due to “two questionable reports about claims made more than ten years ago.”
Stijn Verbist, Bart De Pauw’s counsel who started the procedure, said a few weeks ago about this, ‘that Bart De Pauw and his family started the procedure because they collected heavily three years ago. They have effectively suffered a lot of damage socially, emotionally and financially. His income suddenly all disappeared. That is the same as a top football player whose leg has to be amputated after a tackle. Someone will also have to pay that football player, hey. ‘ (read here)
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