“It is definitely a mixed feeling because there is so much going on. And that is of course very annoying for many parties, especially the candidates who have had to deal with this. You wouldn’t wish that on anyone,” said De Mol. “And on the other hand, there is of course also emotion in the family. So it’s very double.”
De Mol returned from vacation last weekend and immediately visited his aunt Linda. She is the partner of Jeroen Rietbergen, who already acknowledged on Saturday that he has shown inappropriate behavior behind the scenes of The Voice. “Of course you discuss that with each other,” he says.
wait
De Mol does think it is important not to judge too early and to wait for the BOOS broadcast, in which the vicissitudes surrounding The Voice are discussed. He would also like to await the independent investigation initiated by RTL and producer ITV. “I think we’ll just have to wait and see. There’s been a lot of shit already. It is once again terrible for those who have had to go through this, the candidates. Can’t get through, period.”
Johnny also has contact with his father John de Mol. “That will happen a few more times today.” He acknowledges it tonight on his talk show HLF8 should be addressed. “We are a talk show, we have to talk about it. At the same time, you have to be careful not to put down people who say: ‘That comes from that corner, that comes from that tube’.
‘Objectively’
On the question of presenter Koen Hansen whether the commentators at Show news maybe pick a side and whether there was any victim shamingJohnny responds: “Those programs like Boulevard should be able to operate independently. So if things were said there at RTL when I was still there, something was said that you didn’t like, it is not the intention that RTL will then call Boulevard. They must be able to operate independently.” To add: “But it also makes sense, of course I am not objective.”