Theo Maassen, who has still not denied the accusations of domestic violence, is back on stage. He stuns with some pretty heavy jokes. “This is tasteless.”
If you, as a celebrity, are accused of serious facts that are patently incorrect, there is really only one thing you can do: take legal action. Yet Theo Maassen has not even had a barking letter sent to De Privé, which has evidence of his alleged domestic violence. In fact, the comedian does not even deny the allegations against him. Significant.
Theo is back
Theo now returns to the spotlight. “Yes, he will respond tonight. Not on television or in the newspaper, but on the place where he feels most at home, namely the stage. The Toomler stage,” says Bart Ettekoven in the Show news from last night. “A comedy café where he stood tonight, to my knowledge the first time since the riot.”
The show expert continues: “We received audio recordings from the editors this evening in which he does respond to some things. Maybe it would be nice to listen to what he says.”
Call the police?
The voice-over of Shownieuws then lists the spicy jokes that Theo has told in Toomler. They are about his relationship with his wife, domestic violence and his dislike of the weekly magazine Privé. An evening with Theo is more confusing than ever: should you laugh, cry or just call the police?
Shownieuws has the audio recordings in its hands, but does not make them available. “When you walk into a theater there are always signs: ‘Do not make video or sound recordings.’ So you are not allowed to broadcast that either. That’s why we had it recorded in our voice-over,” Bart explains.
Tasteless
Expert Anouk Smulders cannot laugh at the jokes. “I don’t like this at all. At first I’m just not a fan of it, that’s one thing, that’s taste, but I do find it difficult about domestic violence, yes.”
Bart: “If it is true, then it is very painful. Then it is tasteless.”
Update – Shownieuws has removed the item about Theo Maassen’s jokes due to copyright. The jokes in question have also been removed from the above article.