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The fatality that has occurred in recent days with the sex scandals and not only in the theater, has caused the “downfall” of many myths in the area. The actors and directors involved in sexual harassment cases have suffered great damage to their reputations, as they make the headlines every day. Some are preparing their defenses and defensive legal proceedings in order to return.
Therefore, Filippidis, Haikalis, Lignadis are the most listened to names. However, the fact that George Kimoulis has left the … painting has caused a sensation. After the first complaints of bad behavior, brutal harassment of actors, swearing and violence at times, the well-known actor and director is not news at all.
Some speak of a total overthrow and an attempt to be supported by his friends so as not to suffer the same damage as his name with the previous companions.
You can endure a financial hardship due to the latest events as you own the theater and will be able to cope in the coming months. It is recalled that he has been excluded from the Epidaurus festival.
And Kimoulis himself, although at first he was willing to come out aggressively and respond, then he chose the low tones.
On the other hand, there were many who came out to support him, either directly or indirectly. Many “saw” behind some statements, an attempt to support George Kimoulis.
For example, Stamatina Tsimtsili in her program stated that a colleague told her, on the occasion of the interview with Eleni Filini (who revealed sexual harassment) that “in the case of Mr. Kimoulis, as you will recall, from the first moment he wanted to answer regardless of whether then many actors defended him and perhaps he himself did not imagine the development he would obtain ”.
“We, the journalist Vivi Bougioura, contacted him the day before yesterday and told him that” this is not the time to speak, I will be back soon, “Stamatina Tsimtsili said characteristically.
In fact, Mr. Kimoulis has opted for silence, perhaps because he does not want to pour more oil on the fire. It is recalled that Zeta Douka opened Aeolos’ purse for the actor and was followed by a tsunami of complaints of misbehavior and violence from Katerina Lechou, K. Arzoglou, A. Ypsilantis, Tz. Ioakeimidou etc.
The well-known journalist Iasonas Triantaphyllides, for his part, put the case in another way. He said, among other things, that victims could avoid abuse in many ways. If they stay to continue working, the responsibility falls on them.
Harder and harsher, which provoked a storm of reactions, was the statement of Stamatis Gonidis. A statement that was disputed because it essentially put perpetrators and victims in the same bag.
The well-known folk singer said: “When you don’t want the other person to rape you, there are many ways to avoid it, you will not go to their house. You slap him, like he’s going to go to the police or tell my dad. “When you want to stay at work you accept this blackmail, the best thing you can do is leave.”
The presenter Andelina Varthakouri openly disagreed with the singer’s point of view and emphasized that she does not accept his point of view: “I am against. I do not accept that if a victim has been abused, it will not happen if he does not go somewhere.” No We all have the same strength and character, “Andelina replied.
The shocking confession of K. Lechos
It is recalled that the most shocking report against George Kimoulis, in addition to Zeta Douka, was that of K. Lechos who had said:
I am 53 years old and I have made it, I have forgiven him and he has been eating me all this week. I would not feel good, I would feel that I have not done my duty. We owe it to ourselves to make this bass and to be able to bring a better world to our children for their children. Because I do not have for children. This is a professional collaboration with George Kimoulis that I completely separate from my personal involvement. It’s about the year 2003-2004 and what I experienced throughout the season.
“George and I also had a personal relationship and that was my responsibility.”
I experienced unprofessional behavior, at a level where you don’t know if you will say your words, you are afraid of being exposed that you cannot speak, because someone is speaking and cursing on stage. I mean what happened on stage because George and I had a personal relationship and that was my responsibility and if it was bad or good, people did not care.
I didn’t know every day if I could deal with this: verbal violence; insulted me. Verbal violence is different from physical violence. It is like a beast that is waiting and you do not know what time it will rush so it means that you are constantly awake. It is exhausting, you do not know how to survive, you are only interested in your survival at that moment and it is a terrible spider web that you do not understand. The feeling of fear has spread and I have disappeared. How does fear awaken in you …
I don’t know what I was afraid of. Not to ruin work, not to ruin my reputation, I feel guilty that I am guilty of what is happening. The time came and we broke up, so I could get on with my life. It cost me a lot and then that, but hey, I found my way. It cost me, I paid the price to trust a man again.
It is one thing to be strict, discipline, professionalism, even being dragged into our workplace and struggling, and another is to be on a regime that is long-lasting, a regime that floats in the air, you have to pay attention to every sentence, every move.
“I have forgiven myself that I couldn’t do anything else at that time”
I drank to hold on, I took lexotanil, I had removed the skin, which was gone in a week. I was 34 years old and I am ashamed to say so. In fact, he had done “You are my match” and it was very popular then.
In our area we all know other cases that have or will come out. We all know it, we know everything, but now is the time to talk about the dark side of this job. So don’t be afraid that things won’t get confused. They will clean and now we will all have to put our pebble to clean.
I have a responsibility but I did not know…. because I was afraid, I have a responsibility. I know it in myself, but I forgave myself for not being able to do anything else at the time. The great difficult start was made by Mrs. Bekatorou, this admirable woman who has all my admiration “said Katerina Lechou excitedly.
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