{"id":129646,"date":"2024-05-11T15:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T15:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/11\/eurovision-2024-dutch-contestant-booted-from-contest-over-backstage-incident-national\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T15:37:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T15:37:02","slug":"eurovision-2024-dutch-contestant-booted-from-contest-over-backstage-incident-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/11\/eurovision-2024-dutch-contestant-booted-from-contest-over-backstage-incident-national\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurovision 2024: Dutch contestant booted from contest over backstage incident &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" 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about <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/joost-klein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joost Klein<\/a>, and it could not be acceptable for him to take part whereas the authorized course of was underway.<\/p>\n<p>Klein had did not carry out at two costume rehearsals on Friday within the Swedish metropolis of Malmo, and organizers had mentioned they had been investigating an \u201cincident.\u201d Though rumors had been flying the incident was linked to Israel\u2019s delegation, organizers mentioned the incident \u201cdid not involve any other performer or delegation member.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-textSignup\">\n\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tBreaking information from Canada and around the globe\t\t\t\t<a class=\"c-textSignup__link\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/10489917\/eurovision-joost-klein\/javascript:void(0)\" data-micromodal-trigger=\"newsletter-signup\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"article | newsletter signup text\" target=\"_blank\" 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