John de Mol Jr.

De Mol is the son of John de Mol Sr., who was the general manager of Dutch station Radio Noordzee and was known as the Dutch Frank Sinatra. John's sister, broadcaster and actress Linda de Mol, presents or appears in some of Endemol's programmes, including the original Dutch version of Deal or No Deal, Miljoenenjacht (Hunt for Millions).

De Mol Jr. was formerly married to singer and actress Willeke Alberti. The actor Johnny de Mol is their son. From 1980 to 1984, Luv' singer Marga Scheide was his partner. Outside of television, De Mol controls a large private equity fund which, at one time, owned significant shares of car manufacturer Spyker Cars and telecommunications company Versatel.

The Voice controversy

In 2022, YouTube show BOOS aired an episode, in which four members of 'The Voice' were accused of abuse of power and sexual misconduct. One of the men accused was De Mols's brother-in-law, Jeroen Rietbergen. The episode ended with journalist Tim Hofman interviewing De Mol, who had just finished watching the first part of the episode. When asked by Hofman what the future would hold for The Voice, De Mol replied ″Do not wait. Do not be afraid. You have to open your mouth. Only then can we help you … Women apparently have a kind of shame, I don’t know what it is, but I would like to delve into it″.

After the episode went online, De Mol was accused of victim-blaming, particularly by his company's female employees. A page-wide advertisement published on Algemeen Dagblad stated the following: "Dear John, It’s not the women. Greetings, the women in your company″. De Mol later said he was moved by this advert and spoke to the women organized it, to understand their anger and disappointment, adding "It has become clear to me now that women will not come forward if the culture in a company is not perceived as being sufficiently safe. I blame myself for the fact that this is apparently the case in my company, and I am 100% committed to changing this.”