till Lindemann60, Rammstein-Singer, doesn’t have much of his birthday present. On Tuesday, artist Roxxy Roxx had a bronze statue of Lindemann erected in front of a block of flats in Rostock where the singer had spent a few years of his youth. On Wednesday, on the singer’s birthday, it was stolen again. Roxxy Roxx’s wish has thus become obsolete. “The best thing would be if Rammstein fans were happy and came there to eat a piece of cake or drink a glass of sparkling wine on their birthday,” he said Ostsee-Zeitung said. It’s not his first statue to be stolen – two years ago, Roxxy Roxx put up a bronze statue of Marteria, which also disappeared after a few days.
Jeremy Renner, 51, actor, sends greetings from the hospital. Two days ago he had been run over by his own snow plow. On Instagram he has now posted a photo from the hospital bed showing him with tubes in his nose, a black eye and abrasions on his face, and thanked him for the many wishes for recovery. He was “too messed up” to type, but he wanted to send “love” to everyone. The police spoke of a “tragic accident”. According to this, a family member of Renners got stuck on a private road in the mountainous region near Lake Tahoe. The actor freed the car from the snow masses, then got out, but the heavy plow started moving again.
Enissa Amani, 41, comedian, repeatedly experiences racism. “I parked wrong, and then a man like that says to me: You can do that in your country! I’m still treated like that, even though I grew up here,” she said time magazine. Amani came to Germany with her family from Iran as a baby, where her parents were politically persecuted. Much of what she was laughed at in school is now recommended in health guides. “Eating raw parsley instead of liverwurst, greeting us with kisses, even men among each other, while we used to shake hands dryly here: All of this was smiled at for a long time.”
Boris Becker, 55, ex-prisoner, supported by his sons. “We’re open about it when problems arise,” Elias, 23, told the magazine Colorful. With a view to the release of the former tennis professional, he added: “But of course we are all relieved.” His big brother Noah, 28, said: “Family is the most important thing and we stick together even in times of crisis. That goes without saying for us.” Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a London court in April last year because he had not properly declared parts of his assets in bankruptcy proceedings. In mid-December – after 231 days behind bars – he was released. Becker has a total of four children from three different women.
Mary Simon46, actress, used to struggle with her appearance. “For a long time I didn’t feel good enough, not beautiful enough,” she told the magazine Colorful. “We women are often told how we should look. We are bombarded with sexy models as female role models.” As the mother of a daughter, it bothers her.
Ralph Seal, 77, music producer, remains productive. “I’ll keep working until the good Lord takes me,” said Siegel picture-Newspaper. “I don’t play the piano quite as well as some of the pianists who are already up there. That’s why the good Lord lets me down there a little longer.” The cancer-stricken seal had collapsed from taking too many painkillers to be fit for his New Year’s Eve celebration. “I passed out like a wet sack.” He hit his forehead when he fell. The party then took place without him at his own request.
Anton Zeilinger, 77, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics and an avowed Catholic, sees no contradiction between God and the natural sciences. Working as a scientist is “completely independent of the question of whether there is a God or not,” Zeilinger told the Austrian church newspapers. There is only a contradiction if both exceed their respective limits of responsibility. He also knows fellow believers. “There are things that are beyond scientific provability,” says Zeilinger. “Like what was at the beginning of the universe. Who made the laws of nature?” The Austrian was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2022 together with Alain Aspect and John Clauser.