According to Schröder, Germans have certain ideas about how stars should behave. He said he never fit that mold, especially when, as a young man, he treated himself to expensive watches and luxury cars. “I made mistakes, I’m not perfect. Still, it’s wrong to judge someone you don’t really know,” Schröder said. “This is a societal problem, and social media only makes this superficiality and hate stronger,” the 31-year-old added. “The fact that I was able to carry the flag doesn’t make this story any better.”

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