Poison pen letters make José Hoebee unhappy

Yesterday's edition of De Telegraaf revealed in its "Privé" section that poison pen letters about José Hoebee were sent to Dutch media. De Telegraaf's editorial staff received several messages (including mean comments about the former Luv' singer) from an anonymous source. 

José has been ill for almost 6 months, which led to the recent break-up of Luv' (see news posted on February 7th, 2029). 

One of the letters (insinuating that the artist was alcoholic) said:

"Dear editorial staff, José Hoebee has too much blood in her alcohol. When she performed during the funfair in Blaricum, she vomited on my shoes. Greetings from an ex-fan". 

Brigitte Vis (of the Jan Vis booking agency in charge of Luv's live performances in the Netherlands) reacted to this letter. "These are cruel methods. This woman is ill and I can guarantee that it has nothing to do with alcohol. It makes José very unhappy. The first sentence is wrong. It must be a joke because this person should have written "alcohol in her blood" instead of "blood in her alcohol". I asked José what happened in Blaricum. This incident happened last year in August when she had to leave the stage before the end of the show. Indeed, it took place during the funfair in Blaricum. She performed with Luv' in a venue where the temperatures were high, " Brigitte told De Telegraaf.

"In the dressing room, José vomited accidentally on the shoes of her tour manager David Hay Gibson. No-one except David witnessed it. Meanwhile, Luv' singers Marga Scheide and Chimène van Oosterhout were finishing their show. The writer of the letter must be an insider because he or she knows the details. One thing is sure: David has not written this nonsense. We asked a graphologist to analyse the message. It must stop now! José suspects who did it. If we know who it is, we will first ask this person to stop. Otherwise, we will take her or him to court," Brigitte added. 

Click here to watch a video posted on De Telegraaf website.

Yesterday, SBS6's entertainment news program "Shownieuws" featured a phone interview with José in its early evening edition (220.000 viewers/market share: 7%) and late evening edition (350.000 viewers/market share: 11.5%). "I became ill during a live show. Our tour manager David Hay Gibson supported me and took me to the dressing room. Then one week later the same thing happened. So I decided to stop. My problems are due to a tic in my mouth. It makes me nauseous," José said.

Source: De Telegraaf/Privé, Shownieuws, Weekend, Story...