Marco Borsato had the opportunity to buy off the indecency charge against him, Johan Derksen has heard from a ‘well-informed’ source. “That was just like with Johnny de Mol,” said the VI star.
The fornication case against Marco Borsato has a completely different dynamic than that against his former Voice colleague Ali B. While the rapper was vilified throughout the country, the Dreams Are Deceit singer can count on a lot of compassion. TV critic Victor Vlam believes that the case should have been dismissed because, according to him, it involves revenge.
Kind of blackmail
Nathalie T., the mother of Marco’s accuser, led his fan club for years and only came forward with the accusations during her dismissal interview. “That alone at least makes it possible that she does it to get revenge on him,” said the media critic.
Johan Derksen also thinks there is something fishy about this case. “I spoke to someone who is very well versed in the affair with Borsato. He said that they had already been working on him a few years ago, because he knew – that was just like with Johnny de Mol – that there was some kind of blackmail behind it,” he says in Today Inside.
Lump sum
According to Johan, Marco could have simply paid a lump sum. “He knew this was coming and he could have bought it off. Afterwards I think: boy, if only he had bought it off, that would have saved you a lot of misery.”
He continues: “John de Mol refused and said: ‘I will not be blackmailed.’ Fine, but John could also have paid those few hundred euros and then his son would not have been charged with attempted manslaughter.”
No money
It’s also better not to do it, notes table guest Valentijn Driessen. “You pay once and a year later you pay again.”
Johan: “They can come back.”
Peter Plasman, the lawyer of Marco’s alleged victim, emphasizes in the Pauw & De Wit last night that his client is not demanding any money. “She says, ‘I don’t want money, I just want the acknowledgment that you did this to me.’”