Matthijs Kleyn

Matthijs Kleyn (1979) is a Dutch television presenter and novellist.

In December 2006 Matthijs Kleyn made headlines all over the world when Eddie Murphy told him in an interview for RTL Boulevard the unborn baby of Mel B. is not Murphy's child. Representatives for Mel B. later announced in People that a DNA test had confirmed that Murphy was the father. ^[1]

Kleyn currently works for the Dutch TV show De Wereld Draait Door. ^[2]

He's also the author of Vita, a Dutch novel which takes place in Amsterdam. It's about a girl, named Vita, who suffers from depression and asks her boyfriend to help her commit suicide. ^[3]

Because of its theme the novel became an instant hit throughout The Netherlands and Belgium. ^[4]

References

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1. Article about Matthijs Kleyn's interview with Eddie Murphy

2. Matthijs Kleyn's profile as a host of De Wereld Draait Door

3. Official website for the novel Vita

4. Article about Vita on CPNB, the official Dutch bestsellers website