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Jens Spahn takes legal action against rapper Ski Aggu

From Süddeutsche Zeitung · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Jens Spahn’s office said the politician is taking legal action against rapper Ski Aggu over comments made during an August livestream.
  • Ski Aggu claimed he had seen Spahn at a drug-fuelled party, while Spahn’s office called the video’s contents fabricated and said a criminal complaint would be filed.
  • Ski Aggu later commented that the story was invented for entertainment, but has not otherwise addressed the matter publicly.

Jens Spahn is taking rapper Ski Aggu to court over an allegation made during a livestream from Berlin’s Tempelhof subway station.

The contents of the video are completely fabricated and false.

· Jens Spahn’s officeThe office’s response to Ski Aggu’s allegation.

Ski Aggu said he had seen Spahn at a “Chem party” and claimed the politician had been using drugs. The livestream, held on Aug. 18 with rapper Almani AOB for the “Almani Show,” was interrupted by police because it had not been registered.

The clip mentioning Spahn has since been deleted by its creators, but continues to circulate on social media. Spahn’s office told Stern that “the contents of the video are completely fabricated and false.” It said the creators had received a legal warning and that “a criminal complaint will be filed.”

A criminal complaint will be filed.

· Jens Spahn’s officeThe office’s statement on the legal action against the video’s creators.

Ski Aggu has not commented to the media. After the remarks began circulating, however, he wrote beneath the video: “The story told in the video is made up and serves only for entertainment.”

The story told in the video is made up and serves only for entertainment.

· Ski AgguHis comment beneath the video after the allegation spread.
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Originally published by Süddeutsche Zeitung in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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