Overview

• Sat.1 offered a detailed account of the exchange, attributing the uproar to a misheard remark and announcing that the contentious segment will be edited out of the August 25 reunion show.
• Patricia Blanco filed an official racism complaint with Cologne’s Kriminalinspektion 5, prompting an investigation into whether Schäfer’s “ape” remark constitutes a criminal hate offense.
• Kevin Schäfer has lodged a counter-complaint, denying racial intent and alleging that Blanco first insulted him on set.
• Blanco’s manager is pressing Banijay Germany for the audio recording to support her case, but the production company requires formal legal requests to release it.
• Joyn and Banijay Germany have not commented on the dispute, leaving open questions about the show’s final edit and potential legal evidence.