Right, so, Xaver Varnus, the organist chap, the one who’s got more fingers than a piano… well, let’s just say he’s stirring up a right old hornet’s nest, isn’t he? This article’s got more twists and turns than a Twister mat after a five-pint bender.
Firstly, we’ve got "Magyar Jelen" , the newspaper that’s about as subtle as a brick through a window, kicking things off by claiming Hvg.hu had a go at exposing Varnus seven years ago but bottled it. Apparently, they had a scoop on three lads who were… let’s just say“… acquainted… with the maestro’s alleged predilections.
Now, Varnus himself slams this whole thing as a load of old cobblers, calling Angela Füssy’s article, the one pointing the finger at him, a "festival of fallacies" . Bit dramatic, innit? Sounds like something Fawlty would bellow! He reckons it’s all a load of old tosh, dressed up by his arch-nemesis, Robert Abraham, to make him look like a creepy old perv.
But then we’ve got Hvg.hu wading in, saying, "Hold your horses, folks! We didn’t publish because, well, we’re journalists, not muckrakers. This stuff needs context, not just chucked out there like a week-old kipper."
And then there’s the letter from the alleged victim, which Magyar Jelen proudly brandishes like a smoking gun. A bit like waving a soggy biscuit and calling it a magnum, isn’t it?
Oh, and let’s not forget Varnus’ justification for his… interactions… with a 16-year-old.
Yeah, marriage, guardianship, all that jazz. Technically legal, but morally, well…let’s just say it doesn’t smell like a fresh bouquet of lilies, does it? It’s about as appealing as a kebab after a night on the lash.
Look, bottom line is this:
Varnus is saying, "Leave me alone, I’m an artist, not a monster!" The papers are saying, "We’re just reporting the facts, guv!" And the public? Well, we’re left scratching our heads, wondering who to believe.
It’s a right old mess.
Like a colander full of custard.
Just another day in the circus of life, eh?
He reacted to the accusations brought against him a few days ago Xaver Varnus: the organist he told Telex about the case.
One of the articles published a few days ago in Magyar Jelen, affiliated with Mi Hazánk, claimed that Hvg.hu also investigated Varnus seven years ago, and that three people involved spoke to them, but the article was never published.
In his reaction, the organist said: he used to work for the Pesti Srács Angela Füssy article written by is full of slips and false information.
The editor-in-chief of HVG for Telex, Márton Gergely is he stated: according to him, the article was not published due to its professional rules, and the details that have now come to light were presented out of context, and the commentary seriously distorts their meaning.
Magyar Jelen also presented a letter written by an alleged victim of Varnus to the head of Hvg.hu at the time, complaining about the lack of publication of the article.
In Füssy’s article, he died a few years ago Tamás Mérei the story of a cellist is the first to appear, who claimed that Varnus made him an offer at the age of 15, which he rejected. According to the writing, the second young person was 14 and the third 16 years old when they had contact with the artist.
The latter case was indeed true, since they were together for two years (1994–1996), but according to Varnus, there is no problem with this, since marriage can be concluded at the age of 16 with a simple guardianship permit, and the age of consent in Hungary is 14.
The announcement reveals: the artist sees Füssy as one
accuses in an article full of lies and slips, and for that Robert Abraham helps him. […] He’s been trying to get hold of me for a long time, and now he’s returning to his readers with a 30-year-old, chewed-up bone story based on fiction.
Telex adds: the age of consent is now indeed 14, but until 2002 it was 18.
