Publisher apologises to family who say they are planning legal action against the weekly magazine
“This tasteless and misleading article should never have appeared. It in no way meets the standards of journalism that we – and our readers – expect from a publisher like Funke,” said Funke magazine’s managing director, Bianca Pohlmann.
“As a result of the publication of this article, immediate personnel consequences will be drawn. Die Aktuelle editor-in-chief Anne Hoffmann, who has held journalistic responsibility for the paper since 2009, will be relieved of her duties as of today.” The latest edition of Die Aktuelle ran a front cover with a picture of a smiling Schumacher and the headline promising Michael Schumacher, the first interview. The strapline added: “it sounded deceptively real”.Schumacher’s family maintains strict privacy about the former driver’s condition, with access limited to those closest to him.
“We live together at home. We do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable, and to simply make him feel our family, our bond,” Corinna Schumacher said in a 2021 Netflix documentary. “We’re trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives.” – Reuters
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