There are still questions open about Linda de Mol’s role in the Voice scandal, but despite the fact that she does not want to talk, she is now flirting with a return of Linda’s Summer Week. “Resize.”
The major reproach against Linda de Mol is not what she did after the The Voice scandal, but precisely what she failed to do before that. For example, she was informed by his victims about what Ali B had been up to, but decided not to inform her brother John de Mol – then still producer of The Voice.
Doubtful
Linda kept it quiet from John. No tip, no warning, not even a subtle hint that it might be useful to push his rap friend out of the format. Nothing. She hid behind the victims’ wish to keep it discreet, but of course you can also prevent future victims in a discreet way.
Even without naming names, she could have confided in John and let him know that this Ali B no longer belonged in a talent show with young women. One serious look would have sufficed. Instead, she remained silent, allowing Ali to continue undisturbed. Very, very doubtful.
“Go to Tim!”
All Linda’s team did was refer the victims to Tim Hofman, but is that enough? How does Linda look back on this in retrospect, especially now that the rapper has been sentenced to two years in prison for rape and attempted rape?
Linda was first asked about it in February, by RTL Boulevard reporter Joost Maiburg. He then asked: “Why didn’t you discuss that with your brother at the time?”
‘I’ll tell you later’
Linda did not want to comment on that at the time. “I won’t go that far now. I will explain that another time and I have actually already explained it all in my editorial, but I have done nothing wrong.”
Well, that’s the question. As long as Linda does not allow herself to be interviewed about this, we cannot simply believe her blue eyes. Now, almost a year later, we are still waiting for that long-awaited interview.
Linda’s Summer Week
Although Linda herself is bizarrely silent, she does want to ask other people the whole time. If they are in Show news When asked about her TV wishes, she answers: “I also like a talk show à la Linda’s Summer Week.”
Why did she stop doing that? “I had the feeling that I had actually had all the big names that I found exciting and fun enough to talk to for an hour and a half. Sometimes I think: maybe I should think about whether I can adjust that format a bit. Then I first have to have time, but I can see that happening one day.”
In repetition
In other words: Linda wants to rely even more on old successes. Will there be anything new in addition? “I can want a lot, but I also have an agenda. It is already quite full, because of course I also have a magazine and a foundation for which I also have quite a lot of work.”
She concludes: “It all has to fit, but I still have wishes. I would really like to make a nice travel program again someday, but that is also possible when I am really old.”