Overview
- Reinhold Messner recently told Austria’s Ö3 radio that he regrets transferring large parts of his estate to his children and said, "Ich wurde entsorgt," a description his son Simon has publicly disputed.
- Diane Messner posted on Instagram that the portrayal of her as the "young woman who destroys families" is false and wrote, "Diese Erzählung könnte falscher nicht sein," framing her reply partly as a feminist defense of herself.
- Multiple outlets report that Diane now handles aspects of Reinhold Messner’s business and financial affairs, a fact that has fed public discussion about who manages the 81-year-old’s estate and public image.
- Simon Messner told Bild that their father’s claim does not correspond to the truth and expressed opposition to the dispossession wording, keeping the family disagreement in the public eye.
- The exchange has stayed public across podcasts, social media and news outlets, and at least one outlet reported that Diane’s Instagram post was later deleted, so further statements or formal legal steps are likely to determine whether the dispute moves from headlines to court or settlement.