Following the withdrawal of four dissatisfied sponsors of the toxic climate in the house of the guys and undoubtedly wishing to stop the bleeding, the production ofDouble occupancy Martinique decided on Wednesday to withdraw Philippe and Isaack from the adventure, they who were “directly associated with intimidation”.
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As for Félix, who was also associated with this saga, he had already left the adventure on the occasion of an elimination which has not yet been seen by fans ofODwas exposed to the QMI Agency.
The revelation of all these details had the effect of a bomb and even required the presentation of apologies from the producer and host Julie Snyder, in the evening, on the set of her show. The week of the 4 Julies.
“The production and I take responsibility and we apologize. This is an opportunity to have a common observation on this social issue. We probably could and should have acted faster. We sincerely hope that this will not happen again. Once again, I offer my apologies to those who may have been offended by this, and to the fact that we did not act more quickly. But we acted to the best of our knowledge in this adventure, and we learn every day, and I think we have learned a lot in recent weeks, ”she said during the broadcast presented live.
She specified that the three candidates – whom we will continue to see, because filming is three weeks ahead of the broadcast – will receive, as well as their loved ones, supervision and support “to cope with this turnaround”.
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“We first served them a warning, also explained Julie Snyder. This warning did not carry [ses fruits] because before excluding candidates, we still have to make sure that they will be supervised. […] They must not only be excluded, but understand why they are. They need to be accompanied.”
Intimidation
At the start of this season, two candidates – Jonathan (the public’s choice to enter the houses) and Tommy – had a fight with certain guys, notably the trio formed by Philippe, Isaack and Félix.
The firefighter Jonathan left on his own accord after the guys isolated him and managed to get his chosen one, Clémence, out of the girls’ house, wishing by this gesture to see Jonathan leave in turn.
DJ Tommy wanted to leave after his eventful arrival in the adventure, which had already begun. However, he changed his mind, but his photo ended up in the envelope of the excluded of the week, so that he finally had to pack up.
Four sponsors leave the ship
Four limited partners have decided to disassociate themselves fromOD. Specializing in dietary supplements, Shop Santé got the ball rolling by announcing on Wednesday morning that it was divesting itself from reality TV, then clothing brand Oraki, mattress maker Polysleep and jewelry maker Twenty Compass followed suit. Bag retailer Lambert has decided to remain associated with the show.
In a post shared on Instagram, Shop Santé wrote: “At Shop Santé, we choose our partners carefully; their values and actions must reflect ours. Following certain actions, behaviors and decisions made by the production team ofDouble occupationwe have taken the decision to end our partnership, for all the seasons to come”.
The company based in Blainville, in the Laurentians, being bound by contract for the current season, which is shot with a head start in relation to the broadcast, the partnership is maintained until the end of this edition. .
Speaking of a “worrying” situation, Shop Santé added: “We believe that bullying has no place in society, as well as on television, regardless of the reason. We also believe that respect, well-being and cohesion should be put forward”.
On Facebook, Oraki said for his part: “Following the behavior of certain candidates ofDouble occupation and production’s handling of this situation thus far, we have decided to end our partnership with the show.”
Finally, Polysleep indicated that it has decided “to end all promotion” with OD. “We will meet our contractual obligations. However, we will cease any future partnership with Double occupation.»
Montreal-based jewelry brand Twenty Compass said in a post: “Following the events, we have taken the time to review our contractual obligations to Double occupation and we have made the decision to disassociate ourselves from the show for the remainder of the season and for years to come.”
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Lambert remains
Mélissa Lambert, of Lambert Bags, accepted the production’s explanations and wrote this to her clients: “Following discussions with production, we have decided to continue our association with the show. Double occupation shared with us his radical plan on bullying behavior. We were closely monitoring the rapidly deteriorating situation on the show and we continue to denounce any bullying behavior. […] We remain on the lookout and we are confident that the situation will be resolved quickly.
Added nonviolent communication training
Training on consent and another on racism and inclusion are given to the candidates, respectively by Léa Clermont-Dion and Fabrice Vil, before their departure from Montreal, but the production specified that as of this week the candidates will be entitled to advice from author and screenwriter India Desjardins, who will talk to them about non-violent communication. Still, it may be a little late, because of the advance taken by the shootings before their broadcast.
Candidates must also receive training given by Stéphane Villeneuve, professor in the Department of Didactics at the University of Quebec in Montreal and researcher in the prevention of Bullying and Digital Skills “in order to raise their awareness and equip them to deal with acts of bullying. and the means to avoid them”, indicated Productions J, which says to take “very seriously this situation and has taken concrete measures so that it stops and does not happen again”.
We also asked Danis Raminez, member of the Order of Psychologists, to meet the candidates concerned by intimidation.