"Mobbing is a serial killer," says Carsten Stahl in an interview. He strongly condemns what is going on in the "summer house of the stars".
Did ex- "Bachelor" Andrej Mangold (33) show his true colors in "Das Sommerhaus der Stars" (RTL, TVNow)? Again and again he teased fellow campaigner Eva Benetatou (28), brought the group against her and excluded her. The TV audience agrees: This is bullying. Carsten Stahl (47), Germany's leading anti-bullying expert who has been providing information for around eight years, comments on this in an interview with the news agency spot on news. His message is clear: "Bullying is a serial killer."
Those affected should file a criminal complaint
"Of course, with formats like this, it is intended that the participants drag each other through the mud," says Stahl. "And if there is beef and grown-up people share their opinion, that's okay too. But when someone becomes so inhumane and everyone else enjoys it and doesn't intervene, then we are talking about failure to help." The 47-year-old sees the duty to act very clearly with those standing next to them as well as the production company and the broadcaster. The latter had to finally fulfill his duty of care.
"When I, as a producer or television broadcaster, see this happening, I have to intervene and say: There are limits and they are being exceeded." How can those affected, but also outsiders, actively take action against bullying? File a criminal complaint. Stahl classifies the events in the "summer house of the stars" as "psychological terror" – "and you can show that and get the broadcaster for failure to provide help".
Why does nobody intervene?
Stahl makes no secret of the fact that he doesn't think much of the participants in the TV reality show. He has also spoken publicly on the subject on Instagram. It becomes even clearer in the interview. Whether Mangold or other candidates: In his opinion, they are all "slave puppets of a greedy system for attention". "You want to be there at the next jungle camp too. So you don't say anything and allow a person who may be weaker to be humiliated, humiliated and willfully destroyed."
This cannot be forbidden, says the anti-bullying expert from experience. You have to educate. "The question is: Can't you structure the show in such a way that bullying isn't the main topic?" The 47-year-old thinks about a program "in which the celebrities perform and finance daycare centers or children's hospices with points won. Then the focus would be on those who really show performance and social commitment." After all, the TV audience's interest in celebrities is there. "They also watch cooking programs – and they do it very successfully. The participants don't spit on each other."