That is why Dieter Bohlen has to go to “DSDS”

Nobody expected that: Dieter Bohlen (67) will no longer be part of the jury for the next season of “Deutschland sucht den Superstar”, as announced by RTL on Thursday. The pop titan has been an indispensable part of the casting program, but now, after almost 20 years, the television host has decided to take his place.

But how did it happen? According to the newspaper “Bild”, a secret meeting took place three weeks ago. The television station RTL, the production company UFA Show & Factual and Dieter Bohlen met in Cologne. In reality, Bohlen should have remained the main jury, but would have had to settle for a lower salary. So far, the music producer has earned around 2.5 million euros with his participation in television. He didn’t want to do without that. It is said that he not only refused, but also asked for a larger sum.