Overview

• In a ZEITmagazin interview published October 8, Gottschalk describes very large private fortunes as “unhealthy” and questions the pursuit of outsized pay, with outlets noting the Elon Musk example.
• He says he cannot understand celebrities who move to Dubai for tax advantages and warns that chasing luxury homes often becomes a burden rather than a reward.
• He advocates “tätige Nächstenliebe,” arguing people should earn their daily bread and give a fair share, citing his mother’s habit of taking in those in need as formative.
• Having stepped back from major TV hosting, he outlines a quieter life with his wife Karina and is reported to be moving into a renovated home near Munich in November.
• He recalls losing his Malibu house in a 2018 fire and, as media note an estimated fortune of about €90 million, says wealth does not equate to happiness.