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It is leaving with immediate effect, Wendler said Thursday night in an Instagram story. Wendler had just shown up on DSDS. The 48-year-old named the federal government and the media in the crown pandemic as the reason. His statement had immediate consequences: a little later, an advertising partner distanced himself. Comedian Oliver Pocher hosted a special that night. This is a hot topic on social media.
RTL distances itself
RTL was completely shocked by Wendler’s statements, “both about the departure of ‘DSDS’ and about his conspiracy theories,” the broadcaster said when asked by the German press agency. “We expressly distance ourselves from this.”
In his Instagram story, which is available 24 hours a day, Wendler justifies his decision in an apparently read statement. He said he was accusing the federal government of “grave and grave violations of the constitution and Basic Law” in the crown crisis. He also accused television stations – including RTL – of being “aligned” and “politically controlled.”
“Der Wendler” also posted his strange arguments on Facebook:
For Wendler, known for hits like “She loves the DJ” and “Egal,” it should be the first season on the “DSDS” jury. Filming had already started and new episodes will air from January. The head of the jury, Dieter Bohlen, also commented on Wendler’s statements via Instagram: Everyone was to blame, only in rare cases he was not, Bohlen joked.
Kaufland removes content from Wendler
Wendler himself had made headlines Thursday morning for a commercial for the Kaufland department store chain. In the clip, which was aimed at social media, the 48-year-old sings a repositioned version of his song “Egal” – “Regal.”
The supermarket chain reacted promptly to the pop singer’s statements at night. “Our video with Michael Wendler was about fun and irony. However, the limit was reached when people play with people’s safety and health,” said Kaufland’s Twitter account. “That is why we removed all content from Wendler and distanced ourselves from their statements.” Kaufland used the hashtag: “#nichtegal”.
Oliver Pocher, who lately likes to crawl for cocoa over and over “the Wendler” as his fans call him, showed a special edition of his RTL show “Pocher – dangerously honest!” That night. “If it weren’t so sad, you could almost laugh,” Pocher said. It’s “really absolute insanity.”
Manager: “It is also a shock to me”
Wendler’s manager, Markus Krampe, was also invited to the show. “It’s a shock to me too,” said Krampe, who was visibly upset. He is concerned about Michael, but these attitudes have been manifesting over a longer period of time.
It was unclear how things will continue: Until now, Wendler and his wife Laura, 30 years younger, were known to television audiences primarily for their own documentary soap opera. There is also a jury seat available for “DSDS,” alongside Bohlen, pop singers Mike Singer and Maite Kelly. Last year, one of the seats was unexpectedly vacated: singer Xavier Naidoo was exposed to violent accusations of racism after lines of political text in a video, and lost his job at RTL.
