Dispute over "Today's Show" Joke: Oliver Welke Responds to Howard Carpendale's Rage Video

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The otherwise thoughtful hit star Howard Carpendale (79) has enough. In an emotional statement, the music legend makes his anger about the satirist Oliver Welke (today 59) air. The trigger was a stupid joke in the ZDF "today's show", which Carpendale perceived as disrespectful. In the broadcast in question on April 24th, the "today's show" moderator suspected that nursing robots will also tell jokes to the seniors in the future. Welke also had o…

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A joke in the "Today's Show" brings Howard Carpendale into Rage: The singer accuses Oliver Welke of lack of empathy and demands an apology. The moderator rejects the criticism – and defends the controversial gag.

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Carpendale to comedian Welke: "Tell me, are you crazy? Were you at a concert of mine? Do you have any idea what you're talking about?"

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This joke in the "today's show" hit high waves: Because Howard Carpendale saw his fans discredited, the hit star raged against moderator Oliver Welke. He has now responded to the allegations.

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Oliver Welke reacts to Howard Carpendale's rage video – but there's no excuse. Now celebrities are interfering.

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"What has a hundred legs and smells of urine?" Oliver Welke's joke begins in the ZDF show "today's show about Howard Carpendale's concerts. He asks: "Tell me, are you crazy?"