Thijs Römer denies making money through his uncle Paul Römer from the theater show about the abuse of underage girls. “This room only fits fifty people,” he says sternly.
It upsets many people that Thijs Römer is trying to make a revenue model from the fact that he is a convicted sex offender. He abused underage girls online and served time in prison for it. He has made a theater show about this, with which he performs in the capital. Controversial.
No money
Paul Römer, more or less Thijs’ spokesperson, denies that it is a revenue model. “It is said that it is a commercial enterprise to make money on the backs of the victims,” he says The Telegraph. “But this room can only fit fifty people. So that doesn’t amount to anything.”
According to him, it is not intended to become rich at all. “It is intended as a first, cautious step back to the podium.”
Protests
What does Paul think of people protesting against Thijs’ shows? “People were protesting in front of the door on Sunday evening. They defaced the fences with paint; that is less nice.”
He continues: “People are allowed to protest, that’s fine. You know that when you start such a project, there are seventeen million Dutch people with seventeen million opinions. That’s not easy, but you know that in advance.”
Choice
Isn’t it a bit wrong that Thijs didn’t inform his victims about this show? Paul: “That was his choice.”
“He says in the performance that from the day the summons was received, he tried to talk to those women. Apparently they had no need for that.”
