Candidates accused of intimidation at “Occupation Double Martinique” returned to Quebec soil Friday evening, after the show, stuck in turmoil, was abandoned by a dozen sponsors since the beginning of the week.
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Luggage in hand and displaying a generous tan, candidates Philippe and Isaack appeared without fanfare around 8:45 p.m. at Montreal-Trudeau airport.
Those who were in the company of Kiana, another candidate, and two security guards, displayed a particularly heavy look. The candidates quickly took the road to the exit without answering the questions of the Log.
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During their stay alongside star host Jay Du Temple, the two men formed a trio with Felix that sparked significant controversy.
Stampede
It’s that at the beginning of the season, two candidates – Jonathan and Tommy – had trouble with certain guys, in particular the famous trio.
Jonathan left the show on his own accord after the guys isolated him and managed to get his beloved Clemence out of the girls’ house, wishing by this gesture to see Jonathan leave in turn.
Tommy for his part wanted to leave after his eventful arrival in the adventure, which had already begun.
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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.
Through these adventures, hundreds of Internet users have denounced the bullying behavior of Philippe, Isaack and Félix.
They also castigated the reaction of Productions J, which produces “OD”, alleging that it tolerates the actions of its candidates.
Candidates withdrawn
Faced with the scandal, Productions J announced a panoply of measures, including the interventions of the author India Desjardins and the professor in the prevention of intimidation of the UQAM, Stéphane Villeneuve to sensitize the candidates.
The production, which has apologized, also unveiled a “complete overhaul” of reality TV.
All episodes of the series have been removed from the broadcaster’s site and a decision has been made to remove the three candidates deemed toxic from the screen as of Thursday evening.
In the episode broadcast on noovo, there were no more traces of Philippe, Isaack and Félix.
In the commotion, a dozen sponsors withdrew their cards one after the other, including Couche-Tard, Guru, Lambert, Nail Création, Oraki, Polysleep, Shop Santé, That’so and Twenty Compass.
The Finstar Group, which gives the keys to one of its condos to the winners, has also dissociated itself from OD Martinique.
-With QMI Agency