Gossip site Qc Scoop is mired in yet another controversy, today costing it its contract with its web provider, media agency H&L.
This time it is not the singer Alicia Moffet who is worried about this new turn of events. Rather, it is La Voix finalist Rafaëlle Roy, who was revealed during the 2019 season aired on TVA, claiming her privacy was violated during a recent hospital stay.
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Qc Scoop, which made a name for itself during the controversial influencer plane trip to Tulum, reported that Rafaëlle Roy was seen in the hallway of a hospital center under police escort. It was added that she was apparently not fasting. Photos taken by an anonymous witness were sent to Qc Scoop, which published an article without seeking comments from key stakeholders.
However, Rafaëlle Roy replied on Instagram that she was in the presence of police officers because she asked for help. She says she has “suffered in silence for too long” and says she “had it.”[t] need help at this time. She clarified that she had not consumed anything.
Several public figures have shown their affection and support for Rafaëlle Roy. This applies in particular to Simon Boulerice, Véronique Cloutier, Olivier Dion, Marie-Lyne Joncas, Alicia Moffet and Krystel Mongeau. Véronique Cloutier wrote: “How many destroyed lives, how many broken families will it take?”
A business relationship ended
H&L Media President Marc Ouimet refused to answer questions from the QMI agency on Tuesday, citing a press release previously published by his company.
In it, H&L Media declares that it is withdrawing as a supplier and business partner of Qc Scoop.
“Following several releases made by Qc Scoop in the past, including yesterday, H&L Media Inc. has made the decision that it is now time to terminate its relationship with Qc Scoop and, by extension, its version of the website qcscoop. com to quit. H&L Media Inc. is an agency that offers turnkey web services to its clients to manage and monetize their website(s) with their own content. […] The permanent termination of our agreement with Qc Scoop reflects our continued commitment to our core values,” the company wrote.
No response from Qc Scoop
Qc Scoop also did not respond to QMI Agency’s request for an interview, particularly about its founder Simon Waddell, but the site tried to back down after sparking controversy by apologizing to Rafaëlle Roy.
“Following up on our last published article [sic] Regarding Rafaëlle Roy, we would like to take 2 minutes to publicly apologize to her and those around her. The line between what’s worth putting online and what’s not is sometimes very thin, but this time it was too much. We are not perfect [sic]and this is the proof,” we wrote on Instagram.
A petition has also been launched to demand the closure of Qc Sccop. As of Tuesday afternoon, it had been signed by nearly 10,700 people.
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