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'''Matthijs Kleyn''' is a [[Dutch]] [[television host]] and [[novellist]].
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[[File:Matthijs Kleyn.jpg|thumb|Matthijs Leonard Kleyn (Leiden, June 24, 1979) is a Dutch writer and television host.]]
'''Matthijs Kleyn''' (born 24 June 1979 in [[Amsterdam]]) is a Dutch television presenter, novelist, and [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid journalist]].

In December 2006 Kleyn made headlines all over the world when [[Eddie Murphy]] told him in an interview for [[RTL Boulevard]] the unborn baby of [[Melanie Brown|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.<ref>[http://www.ibdna.com/regions/UK/EN/?page=murphyTakesDNATest Article about Matthijs Kleyn's interview with Eddie Murphy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328114138/http://www.ibdna.com/regions/UK/EN/?page=murphyTakesDNATest |date=2012-03-28 }}</ref>

Kleyn currently works for the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[TV show]] [[De Wereld Draait Door]].<ref>[http://dewerelddraaitdoor.vara.nl/Jakhals-Thijs.2035.0.html Matthijs Kleyn's profile as a host of ''De Wereld Draait Door''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908060152/http://dewerelddraaitdoor.vara.nl/Jakhals-Thijs.2035.0.html |date=2011-09-08 }}</ref>

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 (mood)|depression]] and asks her boyfriend to help her commit [[suicide]].<ref>[http://www.vitahetboek.nl Official website for the novel ''Vita''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016223302/http://vitahetboek.nl/ |date=2011-10-16 }}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 10:48, 30 January 2022

Matthijs Leonard Kleyn (Leiden, June 24, 1979) is a Dutch writer and television host.

Matthijs Kleyn (born 24 June 1979 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch television presenter, novelist, and tabloid journalist.

In December 2006 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]

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