Overview
- Berger, 84, fell about half a metre from a platform during a soundcheck at Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle ahead of a planned Loriot reading with Friedrich von Thun.
- Doctors diagnosed a complicated thigh fracture and operated early Sunday in Hamburg, with multiple reports saying the procedure had no complications.
- The Hamburg event and a follow-up reading in Kiel were canceled immediately, and her wider promotional schedule has been cleared.
- Premieres for Ach, diese Lücke, diese entsetzliche Lücke at the end of January are expected to proceed without her, and TV appearances including ARD’s Klein gegen Groß and the 3nach9 talk show have been canceled, with Verhoeven set to appear alone on 3nach9.
- Family updates via dpa stress that there is no timeline for her return and that recuperation is the sole priority.