Anecdote from an old podcast makes you sit up and take notice Pocket money improved with sex phone calls! Christian Ulmen chats about bizarre teenage activities

“It was always very interesting when it came to fetishes and men wanting to be insulted”

In an episode of “Hörbar Rust” in February 2022, Christian Ulmen describes to host Bettina Rust how the source of income came about from his teenage days. As a 14-year-old, he and his friends called these 0190 numbers. However, only men were connected to the call-in forum. And so the then 14-year-old came to the funnel and pretended to be a woman with a disguised voice. His voice had not yet broken at that time. Finally, he offered men to meet with them one-on-one. Against payment.

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According to his own account, he demanded around 30 D-Marks for each subsequent telephone call; in some cases the money was actually transferred. “It was always very interesting when it came to fetishes and the men wanted them to be insulted,” said Ulmen about some of the erotic discussions. For example, he asked men on the other end of the line to neigh like a horse. They thought that was cool, he remembers.

“Are you serious?” asks Bettina Rust at this point. When the man reached his climax, the line always went dead immediately. “I found that incredibly exciting,” says Ulmen, for whom the phone sex number was like a show. Later he had a whole night of partying fun with friends from the 0190 mesh. Because of the telephone bill of 2,800 German marks, the whole thing finally came to light and caused a lot of trouble in her parents' house.

In the video: Collien Fernandes makes serious allegations against Christian Ulmen

While Christian Ulmen chatted about this phone sex episode in a rather humorous way at the time, it gained new attention in the context of the serious allegations made by his ex-wife Collien Fernandes. She accuses him of running fake profiles in her name for years and using AI to use her voice and face in deepfake sexual content; she filed a complaint in Spain. The 44-year-old's allegations were first published by Spiegel on Thursday (March 19).

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That's what Christian Ulmen's lawyer says

After the Spiegel report, Christian Ulmen's lawyer spoke out. Prof. Dr. Christian Schertz represents the actor's press law interests. He said: “After a summary review, the reporting is unlawful for several reasons. We are therefore also instructed to take legal action against Spiegel. On the one hand, it is largely inadmissible suspicious reporting. On the other hand, untrue facts are being spread based on a one-sided description. We therefore ask that you respect Mr. Ulmen's personal rights and refrain from accepting one-sided allegations.” Lawyer Prof. Dr. Schertz initially goes unanswered. Christian Ulmen is presumed innocent.

Sources used: Podcast “Audible Rust”, RTL research