TV 2 board says Black Swan documentary needs no investigation

TV 2’s board says there are no grounds to launch an investigation into the documentary The Black Swan, DR reported.

Board chair Hanne Salomonsen said the series was the most debated and scrutinised documentary in TV 2’s history. She said the broadcaster had repeatedly answered questions about its editorial, ethical and legal issues since it aired in 2024.

Salomonsen also said courts had found before publication that the programme’s subject was of significant public interest, a view shared by the board. Her response follows recent reports by Politiken and Berlingske about new details concerning the documentary.

The newspapers reported that TV 2 content director Ulla Pors and others behind the programme were warned about legal risks seven days before its premiere. The warning came from Aarhus University law professor Nicolaj Sivan Holst, who said he feared the documentary could expose TV 2 to liability for involvement in serious crime. He said the programme had set up a fake office from which crimes were planned and initiated.

The reports also said TV 2 and the documentary team provided rocker Fasar Raja with a printed copy of more than 1,000 pages of confidential case documents. TV 2 has since apologised.

Salomonsen said the documentary has led to ongoing legal proceedings. She added that police conduct in the matter is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Authority, and that authorities and courts must be allowed to do their work.

TV 2 has a separate investigation under way into Everyone Loves Rasmus, which was removed from the broadcaster’s platform shortly after its premiere. Salomonsen called that a different matter and said TV 2 takes responsibility for it.