Joost Klein speaks out on ‘terrible’ Eurovision exclusion after case dropped

'The last couple of months were terrible'

Joost Klein for Netherlands at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. (Sarah Louise Bennett/EBU/PA)

Eurovision Song Contest entrant Joost Klein has said being kicked out of the competition was “terrible” after Swedish prosecutors dropped the criminal case against him.

The Netherlands’ 2024 entrant, 26, was accused of threatening behaviour towards a female member of the production crew on the night of the semi-final in May, and was disqualified by organisers on the day of the final.