Tim den Besten argues suspiciously with the continuous linking of his misconduct and his fight against cancer. “What kind of cancer did he have, isn’t it? What exactly happened here? “, It sounds.
It is Monday, October 9, 2023 if something weird happened during the recording of the Timmyland program. The presenter, Tim den Besten, is called by Het Parool. The newspaper had come behind his bizarre misconduct on the gay dating app Grindr and the next day he no longer came to work. It was over and out.
Come up with cancer?
The people in the country know nothing yet. Almost a month later, they hear through Yvonne Coldeweijer that Tim suddenly resigned his work because of a case with identity fraud. And what does that link mirror do then? He brings out the same evening that a rare form of cancer had been found with him.
There was then confusion: was Yvonne’s information incorrect and Tim had stopped working because of his illness? No. It was a diversion maneuver. A week later, despite his illness, Het Parool decided to come out with the Grindr story about Tim. Was that cancer made up? Johan Derksen doubted openly.
“He uses illness!”
Tim brought out a press release on Friday with two news facts: he confesses guilt about the IDENTEITSFRAUUD on Grindr, but the Public Prosecution Service Deponents the case because of a successful mediation process and he has been declared cancer -free. “Yes, and that is of course the second time that he does this,” says communication expert Lars Duursma.
“The first time, when these stories came out, he immediately linked it to each other,” he says in The Communicado’s. “I have the feeling that he uses his illness instrumental and consciously and strategically uses his illness in the hope that it overshadows the other news. Yes, I have my reservations about that. “
“Which cancer then?”
Media cakes Victor Vlam agrees. “Yes, I do indeed have some reservations about that. Let’s state that it is of course very nice that it is cancer -free. That must have been a nasty period full of uncertainty, so good to hear that he is at least finished, but this entire press release … “
“For me it was a bit of a kind of season finale of an exciting series. Some questions are answered, but there are also many new questions raised, hey, because for example: what kind of cancer did he have, right? What happened here? Was this a very rare form? He says so, but was his life at stake? “
An excuse
Victor understands the suspicion. “The predictable reaction you see is: maybe this is just an excuse and maybe he had no cancer at all. Yes, I think that is going very far again, but I am also that I think: I want to know more about this, I am curious about what exactly is behind this. ”
The doubt is understandable, says Lars. “And then he mentions that he is also included in a psychotherapeutic clinic. Yes, what exactly is wrong with him? You don’t have to call it of course, hey, but he calls it and therefore suddenly raises all kinds of questions. “
Misconduct
Victor believes that there is not enough explanation. “And also the most important question I have: why on earth did he accept the names of other men on Grastr? Why did he misbehave? It really goes further than that, because if you look back whatever he did, then that is very strange behavior. ”
“Because under a false identity he said all kinds of crazy things in chat conversations, for example that he organizes orgies every week. And the people whose identity he accepted were approached in real life, so outside of Grindr, by people who know them. So it is very strange that you behave like that. Why are you doing that? ”
In the spotlights
Tim doesn’t want to say anything about it after this press release. Victor: “He may hope that the audience will not think about it for too long, but the moment he returns to the spotlights, I strongly have my doubts about it whether this will be enough. It just raises an incredible number of questions. “
“I think it is very coincidental that this statement of cure comes at the same time as dismissing his criminal case. I just don’t believe that this both happened this week and that they thought of: well, then it must be placed in one press release. I think that the statement of cure took place a while ago. “
Not well
The Sepot will be more recent, says Victor. “And I think they saved that statement of cure to bring it out together. The effect of this is that the identity fraud and the misconduct he has shown on Grindr receives less attention. That is simply the effect. ”
Lars: “And that fat feels very bad for me. It feels like the strategic use of a disease. “
Victor: “I don’t think it’s neat indeed. I agree with you. ”