Bettina Böttinger
Bettina Böttinger (born 4 July 1956 in Düsseldorf) is a German television presenter and producer from the public broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk.
Life
Böttinger studied German language and history at the University of Bonn. In 1985, she began as a journalist at Westdeutscher Rundfunk. She worked for the television programme Aktuelle Stunde. As a television presenter, she worked during the 1990s and 2000s in programs including Hier und Heute, Parlazzo and B. trifft.
Böttinger lives as an open lesbian in Cologne and in the Eifel. She married Martina Wziontek on her 60th birthday.[1]
Criticism
On 20 Jan 2025, Böttinger shared on X (twitter) a video originally published by a pro-Israeli profile showing a cheering Palestinian crowd celebrating the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire and the end of the Gaza genocide with addition “animals”. To this Böttinger added, "No, animals have dignity, which these idiots do not have",[2][3] insinuating that Palestinians celebrating the end of their genocide are animals who do not have dignity. After a backlash online shaming, her post was deleted.[4][5][6]
Awards
References
- ^ "Bettina Böttinger hat heimlich geheiratet". Stern. 18 July 2016.
- ^ Böttinger, Bettina (20 January 2025). "Nein, Tiere habe die Würde, die diese Idioten nicht haben".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bettina Böttinger on X: "Nein, Tiere habe die Würde, die diese Idiote…". archive.is. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Bettina Böttinger empört mit Palästina-Kommentar: Tiere haben mehr Würde, Die Fernsehmoderatorin kommentierte auf X ein Video, das jubelnde Palästinenser zeigt – nach einem Shitstorm löschte sie den Beitrag". Berliner Zeitung (in German). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "German state media host calls Palestinians worse than animals". Azerbaycan 24. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Zuschauer fordern Konsequenzen für Bettina Böttinger". T-Online (in German). 22 January 2025.
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