TV presenter Carolin Kebekus rebels against WDR

 

TV presenter Carolin Kebekus rebels against WDR

 

It had never experienced before even Stefan Raab. On late Tuesday evening was Carolin Kebekus as a guest on "TV total" to see. The comedian and singer made in their displeasure with their employer, the WDR, air by any censorship of their new, responsible of the WDR, broadcast at one Festival. Viewing this broadcast on Wednesday evening at 20 h 15? "Need not look. Is completely garbled,"said Kebekus. And: "I would like to me from the broadcast distance". Raabs demand, whether it is verscherze it with such statements do not use WDR or ARD, replied Kebekus: "och real? That I'm sorry now.

We actually intended to make multiple shipments. "But now it is of course one."

What had happened? There are - and is already longer on YouTube - a provocative music video ("Dunk the Lord!"), which had produced the production company Bildundtonfabrik ("Roche & Böhmer man") with Kebekus starring for the new one, after her named broadcast, which should start on Wednesday night on EinsFestival. On the video, the rap entertainer is dressed as a nun at a church. Right at the beginning, a crucifix is leaked. There are also allusions to sexual abuse by priests. The video has apparently too hot the WDR. It should not be broadcast in the programme.

Kebekus helped Stefan Raab: "the program was also long removed. But you know Yes: A day before the show is broadcast, you peeps again about it. "Now is the WDR noticed:, so we want to not be young '." While it was only "a small image video for the Church", the 33-year-old said. That the WDR now shortly before the broadcast has lost the courage, find it "shit". In "TV total" snippets of the clips were shown. "We no censorship", Raab said, "at the WDR, that is of course different."

The accusation is so unacceptable

The Cologne station defends itself against this presentation. "We regret the remarks by Carolin Kebekus, TV total'." We cannot accept such accusations of censorship", a spokeswoman said. The WDR stand for liberalism and tolerance. That also means to respect the religious beliefs of the population and not to admit the denigration of religious symbols in its broadcasts. "After extensive editorial discussion and legal examination we have decided not to broadcast the video, which originally was part of the show at one Festival,." There is a considerable difference between criticism of the institutional Church and the denigration of religious symbols. That have nothing to do with, whether a shipment to younger or older audience targeting. "How cooperation now can look with Carolin Kebekus will show up — our doors remain open."

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