Overview
- Ulmen’s lawyers, who filed Tuesday at Hamburg Regional Court, asked judges to restrict three claims in Spiegel’s March articles.
- The request targets any hint he made or spread Deepfake videos of Collien Fernandes, any suggestion he repeatedly assaulted or gravely threatened her, and a disputed line about a Palma court date that was later canceled.
- A Mallorca court spokesperson on Monday corrected a claim from Ulmen’s Berlin lawyers and said Spanish law does not require a notarized statement, with judges still reviewing whether Spain or Germany should handle the case.
- Fernandes changed her Instagram handle to “frau_fernandes” on Thursday after earlier delays tied to Meta rules for verified accounts that slow name changes.
- Prosecutors in Itzehoe have reopened inquiries in Germany, and authorities in both countries describe the criminal investigations as being at an early stage with the presumption of innocence applying.