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01. April 2005 Newly pregnant supermodel Heidi Klum caused a stir when she recently announced that the mail-order company Otto had ended a contract with her due to a special clause that names pregnancy as a cause for cancellation. But officials from Otto paint a different picture. They claimed that Klum's repeated missing of crucial meetings was the actual ground for the termination. An unnamed Otto representative remarked that Klum was curiously able to attend numerous media events and photo shoots but neglected her meetings with his company. After losing this deal, Klum may want to think about plugging some other products, like a new line of watches and day planners: important accessories to help keep all of those very important dates straight.

Former Miss Germany and TV regular Verona Pooth and her husband Franjo, who were married in a civil ceremony last June, are now looking for the church's blessing this summer at St. Stephen's cathedral in Vienna. But Pooth's penchant for wearing rather risqué outfits has church officials contemplating a dress code. A speaker for St. Stephen's made clear that the church will not tolerate “scandalous clothing“ and that “plunging necklines and mini-skirts“ are strictly taboo. Pooth responded that as a devout Catholic she will not breach religious conventions and will show up in a gown befitting a princess. Despite Pooth's assurances, St. Stephen's congregation might still do well by clamping down and permanently forbidding tacky pastel tuxedos, meringue-styled bridal dresses and other unsightly wedding attire.

Do not expect the lead singer of the band Wir sind Helden, Judith Holo-fernes, to be caught prancing around in overly sassy attire. In an interview with the magazine Neon, Holofernes chided other female performers who wear skimpy apparel to, in her words, “sell sex as some sort of personal freedom.“ The 28-year-old singer was particularly critical of the wardrobe selections of U.S. pop singer Christina Aguilera, who parades around in one of her videos in her underwear. But Holofernes will not assume the role of a school marm either. “I like to play around and flirt,“ she continued, saying that she does not have to dress like “a chaste Amish girl“ to differentiate herself from overblown sex symbols.

Late-night comedian Stefan Raab can now breathe a partial sigh of relief. One of the two court cases filed against the comedian was dropped on Thursday and Raab must not pay ¤90,000 in pain and damages that was being demanded. Both cases stemmed from comments Raab made last September on his show “TV Total“ when he held up a picture of a Frankfurt mother taking her child to school and described the mom as a “perfectly disguised drug dealer.“ The civil court ruled that the comments should be understood as satire. A separate case in Munich where state prosecutors have demanded €150,000 in fines has yet to be decided. Luckily for the funny man, there are no pending cases that question his comedic taste.
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