Ali B continues to put RTL 4 in trouble. The big process to get him behind bars does not start in January, but in March. Will his arrest soon be on TV simultaneously with the Voice final?
It seemed for a moment that the appeal in the Ali B case would serve in January, exactly if The Voice of Holland returns to the tube, but eventually it was chosen for 24, 26 and 30 March. The talent show is already in full swing. In fact, the live shows are already busy. And two weeks later, when the ruling follows, there may be the grand finale.
Not good timing
Surely it will not be that Ali B is arrested exactly on the same day as the grand finale of The Voice? Then nobody really talks about the final broadcast of the expensive RTL 4 production.
Luuk Ikink, the presenter of RTL Boulevard, wonders to what extent RTL is happy with this. “RTL doesn’t want to respond, Rob, but it’s not really a very favorable timing, isn’t it?” He says In the show section.
In the heads
TV connoisseur Rob Goossens also doesn’t think so. “Not really, because probably The Voice is still running and although all facets of this case have nothing to do with The Voice, that is of course somewhat linked to each other in the minds of people because he was a coach.”
He continues: “We have to say: we originally thought that it would take place in January and then it would have had overlap with The Voice. It didn’t necessarily get worse, but …”
Rounded
Luuk then finishes it for Rob: “In any case, they would have preferred it that it would be completed?”
Rob: “Yes, or just nice after it.”
Ali was initially convicted of two years in prison for the rape of his victim Naomi and the attempted rape by Ellen ten Damme. On appeal, that punishment may be higher.