Marco Borsato had everything his heart desired: Christmas was always one big family celebration for him. But now he is already celebrating his fifth bad Christmas in a row. “Reparations? Who?!”
Marco Borsato could always go all out at Christmas: for someone with so much money, nothing was too crazy. But now everything is different. Well, it has been that way for half a decade. First he was crying under the Christmas tree because of his burnout, then there were all those stories about cheating and now he has been facing serious abuse accusations for years.
Christmas behind bars?
What happens next with Marco? Can he finally celebrate Christmas normally next year? Or will he celebrate Christmas behind bars? Time will tell, but not everyone has the same patience. Connie Witteman suggests, even before a lawsuit has taken place, that reparations should be made as quickly as possible.
Radio celebrity Erik de Zwart thinks that is a utopia. “Well, who should pay for that?” he asks Weekend. “Maybe Connie can contribute, haha! There is no pool of money for these kinds of issues, no. Of course not. As an artist you are simply a self-employed person, someone who ultimately has to keep his own pants on.”
Disproportionate
As an artist he cannot claim anything, Erik explains. “So he is also very affected financially. And disproportionate, in my eyes. I really hope he has enough money to survive this and gets a fair chance to continue his career.”
On the other hand: in a profession where everything revolves around image, isn’t this just a normal business risk? Moreover, Marco has earned millions for years. “Yes, but we are almost always that childish in the Netherlands, mainly begrudging people out of jealousy. Total nonsense. He always worked hard for his money.”
Below the radar
Erik, who also believes that Marco should keep quiet until a ruling is made, sympathizes with the singer. “His career is ruined of course. The chairman of his fan club still has some repair work to do. And of course, if Marco Borsato has done something that is unacceptable, he must be held accountable for it.”
He concludes: “But to ruin someone’s entire career is going too far for me.”