René van der Gijp tied the knot on Thursday with his Minouche. And although the relationship with his Veronica Insidecolleagues Wilfred Genee and Johan Derksen are under pressure, they also gave act of presence.
That reports Show news. Van der Gijp previously told news agency ANP that his two colleagues were simply invited. “All people with whom I’ve been working for twelve years,” he said, then adding with a laugh: “Whether they come is a second.”
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Rel and ‘grap’ over Akwasi
The relationship between the television trio has come under tension after a ‘racist’ remark that Derksen made to Akwasi. “Are we sure that is not Akwasi,” the analyst asked about a man dressed as Zwarte Piet at a demonstration against racism.
Derksen indicated that it was a joke, which he did not even think was very bad. The fragment of the offending comment quickly circulated on social media. Several advertisers then withdrew. Orange internationals private not to join the talk show anymore because they think that racist jokes cannot be done just like that.
Also read: Johan Derksen does not say sorry for a joke about Akwasi
Special racism broadcast
It was then decided to broadcast a special Veronica Inside broadcast entirely devoted to racism. 1.7 million people watched it. During that broadcast, Derksen made no excuses for his joke about Akwasi.
The theme episode got a tail end: Derksen and Van der Gijp said they disagreed with the way Genee treated them during the conversations. The next broadcast of the program, the season finale, was therefore canceled.
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Derksen then stated that he no longer wanted to sit at one table with Genee, Van der Gijp joined in. “I will not say that Van der Gijp and I can never work with Wilfred again, but in the setting of Veronica Inside that’s no longer possible. ”
A big majority of the Dutch gave in a survey of late last month What does the Netherlands think to also join Derksen.
End of Veronica Inside?
According to Van der Gijp it is finally done with Veronica Insidebut do not exclude another format in the future. “We gave Talpa the opportunity to think about a different setup. Wilfred may have dropped us, but he didn’t murder. Let’s wait it out. ”
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