Matthijs Kleyn (born 24 June 1979 in

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) is a Dutch television presenter, novelist, and tabloid journalist. In December 2006 Kleyn made headlines all over the world when

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told him in an interview for RTL Boulevard the unborn baby of

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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

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of ''Vita'', a Dutch

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which takes place in

. It's about a girl, named Vita, who suffers from depression and asks her boyfriend to help her commit

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.Official website for the novel ''Vita''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleyn, Matthijs 1979 births Living people Dutch television presenters Writers from Amsterdam