Özcan Akyol deeply regrets the claims about the existence or otherwise of Matthijs van Nieuwkerk’s howler video, thinks his colleague Özcan Akyol. “It will be a difficult story.”
It is exactly two weeks ago today that Özcan Akyol claimed that a video of Matthijs van Nieuwkerk’s misconduct is circulating in Hilversum. Why did he throw his, until recently, good friend under the bus? Oh well, everyone in Hilversum already knows that video, Eus shouted. Two weeks ago, still no one else has seen it.
Eus is sorry
There is literally no one besides Eus who knows the film, not even Yvonne Coldeweijer. And what about Albert Verlinde? “No, I didn’t see that either. No nothing. I don’t know where it went. Who knows, it might happen.”
Does Albert know anyone who has seen it? “Also not. No nobody.”
Johan Derksen: “What Eus will regret telling me that. Hahaha.”
Wilfred Genee: “It will be a difficult story.”
‘Not seen either’
Wilfred continues to check with table guests whether they are familiar with the video. Table guest Wierd Duk: “No, I haven’t seen him either.”
Johan: “That’s not surprising, because it doesn’t exist!”
And what about Roxane Knetemann? “I’d like to see him. Is it there?”
If the video is circulating at all, it should be in the DWDD chat groups in which former colleagues share joys and sorrows with each other, but even there they do not know the video.
‘So fierce’
One thing is certain: the memories of Matthijs’ misconduct are alive and well and will never be forgotten by some. There was great astonishment when RTL recently wanted him to return to the air, says BNR presenter Jelle Maasbach. “I sometimes speak to some people at RTL itself and they were so furious.”
He continues in the podcast Content Wars: “If they had not put it on hold, there would almost have been an uprising, because on the one hand you are very inclusive with such a rubbish logo, but on the other hand you hire someone who is so under there is a fire and you don’t even wait for the report.”
Revenge
RTL has now also distanced itself from Matthijs and if there was already a video, it may have been parked again for that reason. After all, publicizing this is no longer necessary; Matthijs is already on the ground…