Overview
- In Passau, he said constant questions about the Bambi mishap now annoy him and added that people need not worry about him.
- He emphasized that he has no issue with Cher and that she likewise has no issue with him.
- He attributed the on-stage lapse to confusion caused by a Cher look-alike followed by a blackout.
- The Bambi presentation drew boos in the hall and sharp online criticism, and he said his wife Karina was upset.
- Despite the backlash, he appeared as laudator for tenor Jonas Kaufmann at the Menschen in Europa award in Passau.