Shock confession

Jimi Blue: Death threats chase him out of Germany

Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht no longer felt safe in his home country.

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Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht has revealed that he moved to Italy after receiving death threats.

The 33-year-old "Die Wilden Kerle" actor has attracted attention in recent years with negative headlines surrounding his relationship with Yeliz Koc (31) and their daughter Snow Elanie Koc (3). Now Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht said in an interview with "Bild" that he was even afraid to turn on his smartphone for a while due to negative messages on social media platforms.

The "Hey Jimi" musician said: "There were days when I was even scared to turn my phone on in the morning because there were so many new messages." Ochsenknecht said that at one point he even received "death threats from complete strangers". 

Italy as a safe haven
After these hateful comments, he moved to Milan in Italy last year, where he now feels safer and has also been able to gain some distance from his family clinch with his mother Natascha Ochsenknecht (60) and co. and the drama surrounding Yeliz. Jimi added to the publication that he is currently in the process of reconciling with his family: "We are slowly feeling our way back towards each other. But not everything is forgotten from one day to the next."

And a rapprochement with his ex-partner Koc and a bigger role in his young daughter's life are also on the horizon, as Yeliz revealed during her participation in the "jungle camp". The reality actress said: "He's come forward now that he's no longer with his girlfriend."