The fuss about the misconduct of Matthijs van Nieuwkerk is greatly exaggerated, says the well-known screenwriter Haye van der Heijden. Still, he enjoys it. “With his duck face!”
According to screenwriter Haye van der Heijden, known for comedy series such as Kees & Co and Children No Objection, it goes very far how media celebrities are canceled one by one. He points to the hot-tempered Matthijs van Nieuwkerk. “It is something that used to be ‘normal’ again, but is no longer accepted.”
gloating
Haye tells in the Weekend that Matthijs’ hot-tempered behavior is not very uncommon in the TV world. There are many more like him, he says. “I wonder when it will be their turn. For example, I now also have a certain woman in mind, but of course I don’t say who that is. I just don’t click.”
Still, Haye enjoys Matthijs’ suffering. “He has always been against me personally and I find myself gloating, but perhaps that is fueled by jealousy of his success. It certainly plays a part, but it’s not just that.”
Duck face
Matthew is normal fake, says Haye. “You can immediately see that in that artificial duck face that he pulls when he listens – that is the product with which he earned those six tons annually, coughed up by the socialist VARA. He was hoisted onto the shield so that he could be knocked off again later.”
Still, he does not think that Matthijs has been definitively cancelled. “I can see him making a comeback. Humiliating people will be less definitively held against someone than inappropriate behavior towards young girls, I suspect.”
Marco Borsato
With the latter, Matthijs refers to the accusations against Marco Borsato. Just like Voice colleagues Ali B and Jeroen Rietbergen, he has been discredited. “They are not first carefully judged by professional lawyers, but immediately executed by public opinion. Like: where there is smoke, there will also be fire.”
Still, Haye finds that entertaining too. “I don’t really lose any sleep over their misery. In fact, I even take some pleasure in it, I notice. There is no greater pleasure than gloating, shall we say. It is nice to discuss it endlessly with everyone.”
