Overview
- During rehearsals for a 2004 tsunami relief special, Kerner took a call from Schumacher’s then‑manager Willi Weber offering a donation.
- Weber relayed that Schumacher would give $10 million, which equated to about €7.5 million at the time.
- Kerner said the spontaneity and intent behind the gift moved him more than the sum itself.
- Schumacher has lived privately since sustaining severe injuries in a 2013 skiing accident, Kerner noted.
- Separate from the reminiscence, an appeal over attempted extortion involving the Schumacher family is underway in Wuppertal, where manager Sabine Kehm has testified.