Recommendations of the Editorial team
Great uproar about what has been speculated for several weeks – and was confirmed this Friday (January 2nd): Gil Ofarim is moving to the RTL jungle camp, known as “I’m a star – get me out of here!”. In the official Instagram advertising clip for the candidates, the musician strikes a rock pose, similar to a split, and shows a broad smile.
Many RTL followers don’t find Gil Ofarim’s entry into the camp funny at all. They announce a boycott of the show – in a comment under the Instagram post. In a rare moment, at least the show’s social media team responded to a call for a boycott.
“I’m so out of it because of Gil! Reality TV also has to have ethical boundaries. Gil is my boundary!” writes one user. The show’s social media team responded (via “TV Spielfilm”): “Gil Ofarim has taken legal responsibility for his false accusations. His path encompasses more than the events of that time. We’ll see how he deals with his past today from January 23rd.”
RTL relies on Ofarim’s “maturation process”
So someone is sure that Gil Ofarim’s “path” has already progressed so far that a certain “maturation process” has taken place. “We’ll see how he deals with his past today from January 23rd” – this is apparently intended to create excitement and get viewers to tune in. But it could also be an indication that you don’t know exactly what you’re getting into with him as a candidate.
These candidates are there
Also on board are: musician Gil Ofarim, actress Mirja du Mont, entrepreneur Simone Ballack, actor Hardy Krüger Jr., soap star Stephen Dürr, Nicole Belstler-Boettcher (formerly Sandra Behrens in “Marienhof”), TV farmer Patrick Romer, Mangiapane’s husband Hubert Fella and the reality TV stars Ariel Hediger and Umut Tekin. Also on board: the Trash TV personalities Samira Yavuz and Eve Benetatou. Both have a complicated history with one man.
The shadow of the Star of David scandal
In November 2023, the main hearing against Gil Ofarim took place before the Leipzig Regional Court in the “Star of David Affair”. On the sixth day of the trial, Ofarim admitted that he had made up the allegations. He apologized to the hotel employee, who accepted the apology. The proceedings were discontinued on the condition that Ofarim pays 5,000 euros each to the Jewish Community of Leipzig and to the Haus der Wannsee Conference memorial and educational center. He was also obliged to pay compensation to the accused hotel employee.