Overview
- Viewers on social media continue to threaten a boycott and criticize giving him a prime platform.
- In a new RTL interview, questions about the 2021 hoax were barred and commenters accused him of showing no remorse.
- A fresh promo clip in which he fumbled the show's title fueled additional online scrutiny.
- Several castmates, including Nicole Belstler-Boettcher and Hardy Krüger Jr., say they intend to confront him in the camp.
- Multiple outlets report a record fee of more than €300,000 and standby replacements Peter Klein and Brenda Brinkmann already in Australia, which RTL has not confirmed.