“Swear to my children”
Linda De Mol Claims She Knows Nothing
09/21/2022 12:54 pm
Presenter Linda de Mol has been in a relationship with musician Jeroen Ritbergen for 14 years. In addition, the 51-year-old is said to have molested women as part of his work for the TV show “The Voice of Holland”. However, de Mol does not want to notice anything about this.
TV presenter Linda de Mol has commented extensively on the abuse scandal involving her former partner Jeroen Ritbergen in the Netherlands. The 58-year-old split from her longtime boyfriend earlier this year. It previously became public that Ritbergen had abused his power as a bandleader and sexually harassed candidates while working for the TV show “The Voice of Holland”.
In her journal “Linda” De Mol now describes the evening of January 12, 2022, when she claims she first heard of the allegations. She was just preparing a risotto when suddenly an email changed her life. “I fell into a big, deep, black hole,” writes de Mol.
“That someone you love very much treated young women badly – which caused sadness and anger in me,” the presenter continues. In the days that followed, she felt “numb” and could not leave her home.
it will be further investigated
There is controversy in the Netherlands about whether de Mol already knew about the allegations in 2020. It is said that two women came to him at that time. However, de Mol insists in his current statement: “I knew, and I swear, with my two children, nothing is on ‘The Voice’.”
After a hiatus, De Mol returned to television earlier this month. It hosted a new edition of the game show “Miljoenenzacht” (“Million Hunt”). Meanwhile, the Public Prosecutor’s Office continues its investigation of his 51-year-old former accomplice. At the moment it is uncertain whether charges will be filed.
“The Voice of Holland” is the Dutch equivalent of the talent show “The Voice of Germany”, which was successful in this country. It went on air in 2010, a year earlier than the German version. Rietbergen has worked for the format since 2013.
Linda de Mol is a popular presenter in the Netherlands. But she also made a name for herself in Germany, most notably in the ’90s as the host of the RTL show “Trumhochzeit”.
