Tim den Besten apologizes for the statements he made about the fact that Humberto Tan will join Zomergasten as a guest this year. “It was not collegial and not neat.”
The announcement that Humberto Tan is one of the guests in Zomergasten this year has caused quite a stir. For example, he was completely slain by the NPO duo Gijs Groenteman and Marcel van Roosmalen. They believe that the RTL 4 presenter has far too little content to be interviewed for hours.
dark person
VPRO star Tim den Besten shares that opinion. He sneered on Tuesday that Humberto was definitely chosen with diversity in mind. “White editorial: ‘We also need a dark person, do you know anyone else?’”
Tim also added a clown face: ?. “The same presenter for ten years and the inspiration for the guests is now also gone,” he sneered at both Humberto and his hostess Janine Abbring.
‘Sorry’
Tim now regrets those spicy statements. “I’d like to apologize for being a little blunt about Zomergasten recently. That was not collegial and not neat. My borderline took a seat behind the wheel. Blame it on the borderline.”
As background sound to his statement, Tim places the song Het Regret Me by singer Anita Meyer.
acclaim
Humberto has not yet responded to the criticism about his invitation to Zomergasten. He can count on support here and there, for example from Parool columnist Johan Fretz.
Johan calls it ‘pedantic talk’ that Humberto would not be suitable for the program. “And then you probably don’t realize that this is typical of that white progressive Volkskrant bullshit, which many of us recognize all too well. Get comfortable in it.”
Statement
This morning it was announced that Raven van Dorst will also be a guest in Zomergasten this year. Tim is enthusiastic about that:
