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Boris Becker loses court fight against TV comedian who pranked him into accepting cash

, Boris Becker loses court fight against TV comedian who pranked him into accepting cash

BORIS Becker has lost a court fight against a TV comedian who pranked him into accepting cash.

The shamed tennis legend, 54, wanted to stop Oliver Pocher from screening footage of him accepting a fake trophy full of banknotes.

, Boris Becker loses court fight against TV comedian who pranked him into accepting cash
Becker, 54, is now serving 30 months in jail in the UK for hiding assets from creditors

, Boris Becker loses court fight against TV comedian who pranked him into accepting cash
Oliver Pocher, 44, who was married to Becker’s ex-fiancée, model Sandy Meyer-Wölden — raised £475 in donations for the incarcerated six-time Grand Slam winner

But his attempt to get an injunction was thrown out by a court in Germany.

It ruled that the footage did not breach the three-time Wimbledon singles champion’s right to privacy.

Pocher’s prank was filmed in October 2020 for an RTL programme called Pocher: Dangerously Honest.

The comedian — who was married to Becker’s ex- fiancée, model Sandy Meyer-Wölden — raised £475 in donations for the bankrupt six-time Grand Slam winner with the slogan Make Boris Rich Again.

Pocher, 44, invited him to a supposed fashion award ceremony where Becker was awarded a fake trophy filled with cash.

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Becker, who is now serving 30 months in jail in the UK for hiding assets from creditors, said he was humiliated and insulted.

But Offenburg district court threw out his application, citing freedom of expression and freedom of broadcast in its ruling.

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