RTL2 has axed a documentary series featuring controversial German singer Michael Wendler and his wife Laura Müller following an intense backlash.
Wendler has sparked criticism after making anti-semitic remarks and linking Germany’s Covid protocols to Nazi politics. Throughout the pandemic, Wendler said repeatedly that the pandemic was a large-scale conspiracy and accused local media for pushing its agenda. Rtl had previously tapped him as juror for its show “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” and ousted him after he made headlines with several conspiracy theories tied once again to the pandemic.
The six-part docu soap which RTL2 had commissioned and announced on Tuesday, was meant to focus on Wendler and his wife’s pregnancy. The couple lives in the U.S.
News of the production sparked uproar on social media in Germany, notably from other reality TV stars, such as Robert and Carmen Geiss, a wealthy family considered as the local Kardashians.
Wendler has sparked criticism after making anti-semitic remarks and linking Germany’s Covid protocols to Nazi politics. Throughout the pandemic, Wendler said repeatedly that the pandemic was a large-scale conspiracy and accused local media for pushing its agenda. Rtl had previously tapped him as juror for its show “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” and ousted him after he made headlines with several conspiracy theories tied once again to the pandemic.
The six-part docu soap which RTL2 had commissioned and announced on Tuesday, was meant to focus on Wendler and his wife’s pregnancy. The couple lives in the U.S.
News of the production sparked uproar on social media in Germany, notably from other reality TV stars, such as Robert and Carmen Geiss, a wealthy family considered as the local Kardashians.
- 3/15/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
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