Overview
- This week Jean Pierre “JP” Kraemer posted a video saying he will stop running JP Performance, a move that affects about 80 employees across roughly 18 companies.
- The announcement followed public accusations from his then-wife, Julia Meck, that he repeatedly physically abused her and Kraemer’s subsequent acknowledgment of violent behavior.
- Staff at the Dortmund sites were told to close stores and have started packing inventory and covering workshop windows, but reporters say no formal mass terminations have been issued so far.
- JP Performance's network includes workshops, the PACE automobile museum, the Big Boost Burger restaurants and multiple online brands, and the fate of those buildings and assets remains unresolved.
- Reporters say their investigation began with a tip and a police visit to Kraemer’s villa, and coverage has intensified as parts of his fan community have defended him while Meck has received hate messages and death threats.