Editing Prostitution in Germany (section)

== Scandals and news coverage ==

In 2003, German [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]] politician [[Michel Friedman]], popular TV talk show host and then assistant chairman of the [[Central Council of Jews in Germany]], became embroiled in an investigation of trafficking women. He had been a client of several escort prostitutes from Eastern Europe who testified that he had repeatedly taken and offered [[cocaine]]. After receiving a fine for the drug charge, he resigned from all posts. Since 2004 he has been hosting a weekly talk show on the TV channel [[N24 (Germany)|N24]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.n24.de/news/newsitem_5075291.html |title=Michel Friedman |website=n24.de |language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808005526/http://www.n24.de/news/newsitem_5075291.html |archive-date=8 August 2011 }}</ref>

Also in 2003, artist and art professor [[Jörg Immendorff]] was caught in the luxury suite of a [[Düsseldorf]] hotel with seven prostitutes (and four more on their way) and some [[cocaine]]. He admitted to having staged several such orgies and received 11 months on probation and a fine for the drug charges. He attempted to explain his actions by his "[[orientalism]]" and terminal illness.

In 2012, [[Bettina Wulff]], the ex-wife of German ex-president [[Christian Wulff]], won several court settlements with some media outlets and the search engine [[Google]] requiring them to not connect her with an alleged past as a prostitute.