TV 2's internal auditor and legal department will investigate 'Everyone Loves Rasmus'

The investigation is to enable TV 2's board to make decisions as quickly as possible.

Rasmus Wallbridge was subjected to a four-month-long prank in the program series 'Alle elsker Rasmus' (archive photo). (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) Today at 4:52 PM Updated 37 minutes ago.

Yesterday, TV 2 stated that it would initiate a thorough investigation to uncover the course of events surrounding the de-published, criticized program series 'Alle elsker Rasmus'.

Now the media's CEO, Anne Engdal Stig Christensen, informs Ritzau that it will be TV 2's viewer editor, Lars Bennike, and the media's legal department who will be in charge of the investigation.

The viewer editor is the media's own independent internal controller, whose tasks include ensuring high program ethics.

- The investigation must provide an informed basis that can be presented to TV 2's board as quickly as possible, so that decisions can be made about consequences and future actions, the TV 2 director says in a written statement.

In the same breath, Anne Engdal Stig Christensen states that the criticism of the program is justified.

DR News has reached out to TV 2 for a detailed comment.

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What is 'Alle elsker Rasmus' about?

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* The TV 2 program follows comedian and actor Rasmus Wallbridge through a four-month-long TV experiment, primarily recorded with hidden cameras.

* All participants are part of a process where everyone except Rasmus knows the premise. A total of 149 of Rasmus Wallbridge's friends and acquaintances, as well as a number of famous people, take part in the hoax.

* A central part of the story is the prospect of getting the opportunity to develop a film, which is a big dream for Rasmus.

* Only after the recordings has he been given the opportunity to decide whether the process should be made public.

Source: TV 2 Play

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Accusation of adult bullying

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TV 2's content director, Ulla Pors, explained yesterday that it was a mistake that the program was broadcast, and that there was a need for a thorough investigation. It will now be conducted internally.

Read also: TV 2 confirms that audio clips were reused in a central scene of the criticized program ( https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/tv-2-bekraefter-lydklip-er-blevet-genbrugt-i-central-scene-i-udskaeldt-program )

The program was taken down on Saturday after receiving heavy criticism for, among other things, being adult bullying, psychological torture, and gaslighting.

In the program, 149 people were involved in making Rasmus Wallbridge believe that he was going to make his first feature film. Instead, it was a four-month-long hoax that was to result in an entertainment program by TV 2 and Drive Studios with Rasmus Wallbridge as the main character.

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