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The Apeldoorn booking agency Zero Bookings, which previously represented singer Frank van Etten, was declared bankrupt. It owes more than €1.1 million to a lender and has a tax debt of about €252,000.
The trustee is examining the company’s ownership structure, which reportedly partly leads to Enschede. Van Etten said he had left the company some time ago and did not know what was happening there.
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Folk singer Frank van Etten, 44, became unwell while dining at a restaurant in Leiden on Wednesday night and was taken to hospital for heart monitoring. He stayed overnight for observation. Van Etten said the episode was related to his divorce. His condition is otherwise not specified.
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Gerard Joling left De Toppers after 21 years, prompting discussion about tensions within the singing group and its future. He later met Jan Smit for the first time since the departure was announced, and one report said he had explained why he was leaving, without giving the explanation. De Toppers has not announced a replacement for Joling. Speculation about new members continues, while the timing of an announcement remains unclear.
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The Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled in an urgent appeal that Rotterdam councillor Kevin van Eikeren of PRO does not have to correct remarks he made about entrepreneur and amusement-park operator Wim Beelen. The ruling overturned an earlier decision that had required Van Eikeren to post a correction on Instagram and LinkedIn within 72 hours and to pay more than €1,850 in legal costs. The costs of the appeal proceedings were instead ordered against Beelen. The court's reasoning has not yet been published. Van Eikeren had said that Beelen presented himself as a benefactor through his amusement park while acting for financial gain, and alleged that Beelen had tried to influence Amsterdam political parties through large donations. The earlier court found those statements unlawful and insufficiently supported. Beelen had also sought a ban, backed by a penalty, on similar future statements, but that request was not granted.