Freek de Jonge after ‘joke’ about terminally ill patient: did not want to offend | Stars

entertainment">“Did I want to ridicule a terminal patient? Did I want to comment on the fulfillment of last wishes? No, I wanted to be fun in anticipation,” the comedian writes in a statement. “To provide this unforgettable evening with a cheerful side note. It was not my intention to hurt people.” De Jonge believes that nowadays you have to be ‘very careful with being fun’. “That’s not a bad development,” he says. “Too often superiority leads to simple gloating. Let the comedian think about what he’s saying.”

entertainment">De Jonge shared a photo of a man in a hospital bed on Thursday evening, with the text: “Someone who does not want to get out of bed for the Stones.” Shortly after the fuss that arose about this, De Jonge wrote on Twitter: Oh dear, I made a joke that went wrong. You can’t always get what you want.” De Jonge was referring to the song You Can’t Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones.

entertainment">The director of the Ambulance Wish Foundation, Kees Veldboer, left on Friday after reporting of the AD also at the ANP do not know to be angry about the joke, but according to him the comedian “really does not understand” how important this is. “Especially for this man, because the concert was canceled last time. Fortunately, he managed to attend the new concert. It’s a shame that this is made a joke.”

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