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Pocher Case Hinges on Hearsay as He Reboots Podcast With Pietro Lombardi

Witnesses told the Cologne court they had not seen the disputed clip, leaving claims of sharing and extortion unproven.

Overview

  • Annemarie Carpendale testified via video link that she knew of the alleged argument video only from conversations and had never seen it, saying she knew no ProSieben colleagues who had viewed it.
  • Producers Pierre Uebelhack and Georg Kappenstein likewise said they knew of the clip by hearsay and had no indication Christian Düren forwarded it, and the court has not ruled on the allegations.
  • Oliver Pocher criticized Carpendale’s statement on Instagram as “mittelmäßig” and repeated his allegation that Düren tried to extort him, which Düren rejects and which remains unadjudicated.
  • Alessandra (Sandy) Meyer‑Wölden has exited the podcast, later posting that she no longer felt the project and had no chance to record a farewell episode.
  • Pietro Lombardi has taken over as co‑host immediately; Pocher said stopping the weekly show was not an option, and reports indicate the podcast will remain on Podimo for about three months before moving exclusively to Pocher’s own platform.