Overview
- Boateng says his 2021 Bild interview was a mistake and that he misjudged the situation, adding the error will stay with him for life.
- He describes seeking therapy and says he still feels denied the right to grieve publicly for Lenhardt, who died by suicide in February 2021.
- The three-part ARD production, Being Jérôme Boateng, is scheduled to air on November 21 and to stream in the ARD Mediathek.
- The film revisits media and social‑media fallout; a later Bild editor said the interview would not be published today.
- Fan opposition recently derailed a planned coaching hospitance at FC Bayern, while reporting on related legal matters remains inconsistent, with Boateng denying ever hitting a woman.