The musician Antonije Pušić, better known as Rambo Amadeus, spoke about the allegations of the producer of the show "Dnevnica" Lejla Kašić, who claims that Pušić sexually harassed her on the set.
In the statement, Pušić states that it would be much easier for him if what he specifically objected to was stated, because, as he says, there were a lot of misunderstandings and disagreements in the communication throughout the day.
Pušić presented a series of difficult qualifications at the expense of Kašić's mental health and personal integrity.
"This looks like some kind of media tactic of hers, but here, I will try to list and confess all my wrongdoings. I will ask the lady in question to fill me in if I have forgotten any of the wrongdoings. The whole day I was annoyed and sarcastic about the fact that I jumped in so rashly into something that has nothing to do with my sensibilities and beliefs. First of all, because of my opposition to publicly filming a family that is being helped and thereby stigmatizing it in public," says Pušić.
He adds that it seemed cruel to him, and that he could not understand that it was "cool" for someone and that he thought he was doing a good deed.
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He says that he "checked" the show superficially, and that he didn't know that the family was being exposed to the media, which is why he objected loudly in front of the camera crew, "but since the entire local community was already looking forward to me participating in that charity event, I was put in front of a fait accompli."
"I had no choice but to piss. For example, because of the producer's permanent correction of my every sentence in connection with anything. That had to be endured. Then because of the shameless flirting, overpowering, which got on my nerves all day long. Because of the fake moralizing and insisting that this work is, I don't know how humane, but in fact the socially vulnerable are exposing themselves to the media for the sake of their personal promotion".
Pušić admits that Kašić "groped or slapped his ass or pinched him completely unplanned, I have no idea now".
"It has nothing to do with sex, at least not from my side. I wanted to somehow inform her that I had nothing more to do, that she had forced me into a humiliating position. Some kind of last attempt to give up the rude intrusion into the intimacy of a family. Unhappily articulated quasi- friend's alarm. Sexist maybe, sexual no. No one saw it, she didn't protest either, I could deny it, but I hate to fake it. I'm not that character".
He adds that Kašić, after the recording, "started to demonstrate some kind of theatrical anger and asked me to apologize" at parting.
"After she didn't get a satisfactory apology, she went into a hysterical fit, so strong that I told her she was crazy and needed to be treated. I truly mean that now. Just as I equally think that the entire media scene is sick, without scruple, in which, in the absence of clear ethical principles, cancel culture is accepted - the culture of medieval witch-hunting only in the era of mobile phones".
"Of course, I want to emphasize here that to me any form of violence against anyone, especially against children and women, is unacceptable and disgusting. But here I really don't feel that I was violent, but that I was defending my own integrity. A man in her place would have done worse ", states Pušić.
He regretted losing his temper and touched "something not to be touched without permission".
He also said that he apologizes to everyone who expected better quality behavior from him under pressure, but not Kašić, calling into question her mental health.
"I hope this apparent technicality in the apology is clear. I would like to point out, because this is being manipulated, that I informed the Unicef organization the very next morning, on my own initiative, verbally and in writing, that we were freezing our arrangement until the case was clarified. They reacted exactly as they should."
He says that he is not afraid of ruining his reputation.
"I can apologize to the young journalist, sincerely and deeply... If I did something illegal, I will pay a fine, or go to prison, if I don't have enough money... The only thing I have power over right now is not to allow parts of the show to be broadcast in which I am. And what you recorded, you secretly post on social networks. As soon as I finish my part, the sailing school starts," concludes Pušić.
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