It is extremely distasteful that Evert Santegoeds attacks Nicol Kremers’ camp by portraying her lawyer Sébas Diekstra as attention-seeking, says media critic Victor Vlam.
Evert Santegoeds has turned like a leaf on the Talpa tree: after a long period in which he disapproved of Peter Gillis’ behavior and even directed his departure from SBS 6, he was apparently called to order by John de Mol. He recently played an important role in the PR campaign to promote the new season of Massa is Kassa.
Coffee with Gillis
On the day of the premiere, Evert went big, really big with Peter’s new love, which was presented in his magazine Privé. huh? But Evert hated that guy, didn’t he? It’s ‘finished’, he says: “I’ve now met him in person and I’m from Brabant myself and that clicks in itself. We had a nice afternoon there, drinking coffee.”
Well, say something spontaneous. And it has nothing to do with the fact that Evert fills his pockets well at SBS 6 and likes to keep that job? John has already given him a serious warning by suspending him from Shownieuws after revealing a piece of news about Radio 538. And a red card from John would mean a considerable financial loss…
“Attention-hungry!”
Anyway: it is striking that Evert suddenly thinks very differently about Nicol Kremers, who, on the advice of her new lawyer Sébas Diekstra, has filed ten (!) reports of abuse by Peter. Is cuddling with Peter still a good idea? After all, everyone knows that Nicol is not in it for the money; who is now making tons on OnlyFans.
Evert plays a curious role by portraying her lawyer Sébas as a kind of attention-hungry man. And that, according to debate expert Lars Duursma, is a major misstep: “Even the victim and lawyer are now fair game apparently, they can be attacked on SBS.”
Attack on Camp Nicol
The dreaded media critic Victor Vlam agrees. He says in the podcast The Communicados: “Yes. That you still do everything to keep Peter Gillis in the saddle (…), I do see the interests of that. I have reservations about that, but well, that’s about it. (…) But I did think: yes, I think that is going a step too far.”
You cannot portray Sébas as attention-seeking, says Victor. “I think that’s a typical frame that you often hear from people who report criminal offenses or bad behavior by prominent people. Many of Harvey Weinstein’s victims also received that reproach, of: oh, you’re just looking for attention.
Motives in doubt
That comment from Evert is ultimately just a direct attack on Nicol, says Lars. “Yes, you question her motives. Because if she chooses to hire a media lawyer, then apparently she is too. That calls into question her motives.”
Victor: “Exactly, so I think it’s a bad frame. I think that’s why you shouldn’t express it. I think that’s why Evert shouldn’t have said this. But I was also just asking myself very concretely: yes, is it actually correct? Is he attention hungry?”
‘It is nonsense!’
Sébas has informed Victor that he has been called by Shownieuws asking whether he is Nicol’s new lawyer, and not the other way around. An editor learned this through court documents. “He even showed us the app from the editor. (…) It is already clear that he did not seek publicity in any case.”
The criminal lawyer has also not given the program an interview about this case, according to Victor. “He did nothing to seek publicity and when it came he was as shy as possible from publicity. So in this case that accusation is just really, really, really not true.”
Bridge too far
It is a ‘bad frame’, says Victor. “Let’s not blame him for this, because it’s not right here,” he says. Lars: “Certainly not because you also question the credibility of the victim.”
“Exactly,” said Victor. “I think that is a bridge too far. I think it would also be an unwise communication strategy on Talpa’s part, if I’m being honest. Because yes, from Nicole… Of course, photos have come out via Patty Brard at Shownieuws, which in any case shows that she has received quite a few blows.”
He concludes: “It all still has to be proven in a legal sense, but it is clear that this is a serious matter anyway. So indeed ridiculing her camp… No, I think that is really inappropriate.”
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