RTL put “Guten Morgen Deutschland” presenter Susanna Ohlen on leave.
The 39-year-old had reported mud smeared from the flood disaster area.
Now she is expressing herself.
Cologne - After the devastating flood, presenter Susanna Ohlen (39) was on site for RTL.
The reporter reported from the flood areas.
The 39-year-old was smeared with mud.
On top of that, Susanna Ohlen posted a clip of herself in the dirty clothes on Instagram.
Spicy: Then a video appeared showing the presenter rubbing herself with mud for her reporting.
After the allegations, RTL put Susanna Ohlen on leave, as the Cologne broadcaster announced at the request of
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"Our reporter's approach clearly contradicts journalistic principles and our own standards," said RTL.
And further: "We therefore put her on leave on Monday after we found out about it."
RTL presenter comments on the mud scandal
RTL presenter Susanna Ohlen responded to the accusation.
The moderator apologizes on Instagram: "I made a serious mistake on Monday in the flood zone in front of the switch for 'Guten Morgen Deutschland'."
This is how Susanna Ohlen explains the mud story
She explains her mud story as follows: “After I had already helped privately in the region on the previous days, I was ashamed in front of the other helpers that morning to be in front of the camera in a clean top.
Then, without thinking twice, I smeared mud on my clothes.
As a journalist, that should never have happened to me.
As a person who cares about the suffering of all those affected, it happened to me.
I beg your pardon, Susanna Ohlen. "
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© Screenshot Instagram Susanna Ohlen
Responses to the apology follow promptly
The report from the flood area has now been deleted. Will Susanna Ohlen be back on TV soon? The comments on the Insta-Post are mostly negative. Many of them simply do not accept her apology from Susanna Ohlen. “Bad excuse, bad statement,” writes one. In particular, the timing of the apology is seen by some as a shortcoming. “If you were really sorry, you'd have apologized sooner. You're only doing it now because the recordings are there. Otherwise you had already agreed this disrespectful behavior with your conscience ...... ", writes a user.
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