Overview
- Returning to Germany, Ofarim told RTL’s Punkt 12, “Everything that happened, and everything after, I’m sorry,” delivering his first explicit on‑air apology in the 2021 case.
- In a separate RTL interview, he addressed questions about compensation by saying, “I have something to transfer,” after reports that the hotel employee still awaits payment.
- The employee, identified as Markus W., spoke publicly for the first time to Die Zeit, describing threats, a temporary security relocation, and disputing any confidentiality bar or doubts about surveillance footage.
- Earlier at Frankfurt airport, Ofarim declined substantive comment on the interview, saying he would refrain from further statements and wished all parties to be left in peace.
- Reaction remains polarized, with sharp criticism from fellow TV personalities and reports of cancelled RTL+ subscriptions as rival service Joyn publicly courted new sign‑ups.