VLucas Mirtl has made himself heard on his Instagram. Since this is a private account, we have taken the trouble to place his screenshots in text and translate them. In broad terms, the former employee of Wasserman shouts his innocence and condemns the way in which all this has now suddenly burst openly like a volcano, both in the press and behind closed doors.
“I woke up this morning, like everyone else, completely overwhelmed by what I read. I didn’t talk to anyone, not my agency (Wasserman), not my family. I had no idea, not even a single sign or question like, ‘Hey, what’s going on here?’ No one spoke to me, I wasn’t even asked to tell my side of the story. Instead, I received letters of termination and a legal letter.
The idea that it would be possible to steal money from multiple people through accounts that partners, accountants, and my own agency have access to is an outright insult to my intelligence and the person I am publicly and privately. Those closest to me know this. To go public and discredit me before I even knew is nothing short of a smear campaign and an attempt to harm me before I have a chance to defend myself or get a fair trial – if I did anything wrong in the first place. This is ethically and morally wrong and goes against every form of protocol in a case of this nature.
I have to say that it is clear that I have been betrayed and abandoned by those closest to me. You will see that they are taking advantage of what I have built from nothing. People should be very nervous about all this, because believe me, they have destroyed me with this. The truth about what is going on here and how it came to this situation must be told - and it will be.
I am a good person and have done more for the families and athletes in this industry than anyone else in my position. But I have also made more mistakes than anyone else, mistakes that I have always taken responsibility for and held myself accountable for. Yet I have never crossed any lines or had a history of such actions.
I don't know how to deal with this right now. Who's behind me, and who's against me? I really don't know.
I don't even know how to get through this, or if I even can.
I hope nothing like this ever happens to any of you.”
Text: Matthias Van Eeckhoven – Photo: LinkedIn (Lucas Mirtl & the Martin brothers)
