Desperate pop singer Melanie Mueller has claimed she’s in financial turmoil after losing an appeal against a conviction for performing Heil Hitler salutes on stage
A disgraced pop singer told a court how she had been left financially ruined after being convicted for performing a Heil Hitler salute on stage. German singer Melanie Mueller appealed her conviction in a desperate attempt to restore her reputation.
She told judges she suffered a “dramatic” collapse of her finances, was drowning in debt, living off family support and facing the forced sale of her home. She claimed she did not do Hitler salutes during her act.
But Leipzig Regional Court in Germany ruled against her. The case centred on a disturbing concert back in September 2022. Judges ruled that Mueller repeatedly raised her right arm on stage in a Hitler salute.
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Prosecutors said dark chants of “Heil” followed from the audience after Mueller shouted “Zickezacke”, prompting call-and-response cries of “Heil, Heil, Heil” – the controversial traditional Nazi response.
Once a regular performer in venues right across Europe Mueller said those bookings have totally collapsed.
The appeal court reduced the financial penalty but refused to overturn the conviction. Judge Karen Aust imposed 70 daily fines of £43, amounting to around £3,000, citing Mueller’s low income.
The defence had argued for a full acquittal. The verdict is not yet legally final. Still, Mueller told the court the damage was already done. She said: “Even in the worst case, I lost around £345,000 net.”
She admitted owing around £129,000 to the tax authorities, plus approximately £35,000 to other creditors.
Her house in Leipzig, she confirmed, is now subject to forced auction proceedings.
Her legal problems widened after a police search of her flat in August 2023. Officers found 0.69 grams of a cocaine mixture and one ecstasy tablet, leading to an additional drug possession charge.
She claimed she receives no maintenance payments from her ex-husband, with whom she shares custody of two children aged six and eight.
Mueller has consistently denied deliberately making a Nazi gesture, arguing the movement was part of her stage routine. The court rejected that explanation.
She told the court she now earns just around £1,300 a month, working in event planning for a camping and catering company.
Source: Mirror
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