Matthijs Kleyn

Who is Matthijs Kleyn?

Matthijs Kleyn is a Dutch television presenter and novelist.

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.

Kleyn currently works for the Dutch TV show De Wereld Draait Door.

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.

Because of its theme the novel became an instant hit in the Netherlands and Belgium.