Overview
- Speaking at Oliver Pocher’s year-in-review in Berlin, which was not broadcast, Jauch condemned the derision directed at Gottschalk as “typisch deutsch.”
- Jauch said the sustained ridicule after Gottschalk’s confused-seeming appearances at the Bambi and Romy awards was especially troubling.
- He stressed that Gottschalk’s wellbeing is the priority and noted the uncertainty surrounding cancer, saying the disease can strike anyone.
- Jauch recounted that producers of RTL’s “Denn sie wissen nicht, was passiert” debated airing Gottschalk’s farewell live or pre-recorded, while Gottschalk himself stayed calm.
- He added that Gottschalk’s TV exit may not be permanent, pointing to his Instagram message that he does not plan to withdraw completely from public life.