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Yellow Hair Affair: RBB Editor-in-Chief Biesinger was a bad choice from the start - | Commentary
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Following Jensen Huang's resignation as CEO, allegations of a third affair emerge
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Scoop: Commerce's Lutnick was sent warning on Nvidia CEO affair: The agency cleared advanced AI chip sales in May.
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Opinion on Spahn's resignation: A decline in political culture: A bombshell in the Union's power center: Parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) has ...
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Trier: Rücktrittsforderungen gegen Leibe und Becker - wie geht's weiter?: Die Grünen machen weiter Stimmung gegen Oberbürgermeister Leibe, die Freien Wähler ...
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rbb fails with constitutional complaint against new state treaty: Since 2024, the new state treaty between the states of Brandenburg and Berlin has applied to ...
tagesschau.de/inland/rbb-beschwerde-staatsvertrag-bundesverfassungsgericht-100.html

RBB appeals: Former director Patricia Schlesinger should pay: The RBB administrative board is appealing the ruling regarding the pension payment to former ...
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New career start: Former RBB director Schlesinger becomes crisis consultant: Patricia Schlesinger resigned as director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg ...
spiegel.de/kultur/tv/patricia-schlesinger-ex-rbb-intendantin-beraet-kuenftig-fuehrungskraefte-in-krisen-a-21351723-29e9-44f3-abd6-4078cd5a5437
Key FactsFormer RBB Head Launches Crisis Consulting Career
Jul 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: spiegel.de
- Patricia Schlesinger served as director of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg from 2016 until her 2022 resignation triggered by controversy.
- The broadcaster faced accusations of wastefulness and nepotism in summer 2022, leading to Schlesinger's immediate dismissal.
- She has been working since 2023 for a newly established agency specializing in crisis consulting for top executives.
- Her role leverages expertise in handling public scrutiny, media pressure, and legal frameworks during exceptional situations.
Leadership at the highest level means, among other things, providing guidance in exceptional situations. It requires not only expertise but also experience with public expectations, media pressure, and crises, as well as the legal framework. This is exactly where I can make a contribution.— Patricia Schlesinger on the challenges of leadership in crisis situations.

RBB must pay Schlesinger a pension: But only for one month: The long legal battle between Patricia Schlesinger and RBB is coming to an end. On Wednesday ...
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No agreement between RBB and former director general Patricia Schlesinger: The former RBB director general is demanding a pension from the broadcaster ...
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Verdict in severance pay dispute: RBB must pay Claudia Nothelle a good 8400 euros a month for the rest of her life
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Key FactsRBB Loses Case Against Former Program Director
Apr 28, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: morgenpost.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: morgenpost.de
- Claudia Nothelle, the former program director of RBB, will continue to receive her monthly pension of 8437 euros.
- The Berlin Labor Court dismissed the broadcaster's lawsuit seeking the repayment of the pension.
- The dispute was valued at a total of 503,690 euros, and Nothelle has also been awarded the overdue payments.
- Nothelle left RBB in 2016 at her own request and has been a professor of television journalism since 2017.
The broadcaster has 'completely lost' the labor court process— A court spokesperson commented on the ruling of the Berlin labor court.

Gelbhaar case: RBB top staff resigns due to inadequate reporting: RBB is taking action against the inaccurate reporting on harassment allegations against Green ...
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How Monica Lewinsky Wishes Bill Clinton Would Have Handled The Affair: She told “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper that she lost her future.
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How a fax ended an 18-year BVB era: Exactly 20 years ago today, Dr. Gerd Niebaum announced his resignation as BVB president. The threat of insolvency got the ...
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Gennaro Sangiuliano: Italian minister quits in row over lover's appointment as adviser
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Key FactsItaly's Culture Minister Faces Resignation Over Scandal
Sep 5, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thelocal.it
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thelocal.it
- Sangiuliano was embroiled in a scandal last month after Maria Rosaria Boccia posted photos and correspondence on social media.
- In a televised interview, he admitted the relationship became sentimental in May and offered to resign, which Prime Minister Meloni declined.
- He claimed to have ended the affair by late July or early August and denied using public funds for Boccia's travel.
- Opposition parties are calling for his resignation, arguing that the affair undermines the government's credibility.

Meloni Says Italian Government Unaffected by Minister Resignation: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pushed back against suggestions of instability within ...
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Key FactsScandal Surrounds Italy's Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano
Sep 6, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: lemonde.fr
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: lemonde.fr
- Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italy's culture minister, confessed an extramarital affair on live television, seeking forgiveness.
- His resignation offer to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was declined, raising concerns about competence.
- Maria Rosaria Boccia, purportedly a close aide, was revealed to be an unknown figure who exposed their affair.
- Sangiuliano's previous gaffes and inaccuracies have intensified doubts about his suitability, as he promotes a new national narrative.

RBB affair: This is in the secret report from the law firm Lutz Abel: Business Insider publishes the internal compliance report on the RBB affair ...
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The Baden-Baden animal shelter has to close temporarily: A staff shortage forces an emergency solution. The care of the animals is ensured ...
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Paid articlePaywall Public broadcasting: Next bankruptcy for the RBB: No end to the scandals at RBB in sight. Now a law firm is refusing to provide information.
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Networking with “important personalities”: RBB apparently paid 15,000 euros to Schlesinger consultants – without contract
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