Overview
- A Hamburg regional court issued an interim injunction that bars AfD politician Julian Adrat from repeating a homophobic claim about Bill Kaulitz, with fines possible for breaches.
- The court wrote that the remark was a “massive devaluation” tied to Kaulitz’s sexual orientation and aimed at defaming him.
- Kaulitz’s lawyers sought the order after Adrat refused to sign a penalized cease‑and‑desist pledge, a common German tool that binds the signer to pay a contractual fine if they reoffend.
- The posts at the center of the case were published on X in March 2026, where Adrat mocked a hair‑care ad by Kaulitz and then targeted his sexuality; the original post was later deleted.
- Kaulitz discussed the move on his Kaulitz Hills podcast, while Adrat’s 2024 fine for earlier anti‑queer remarks and his Berlin state candidacy add political stakes to the dispute.