Hungarian Blikk: boss gone because of Robbie hoax

Following a false report about the pop star Robbie Williams, the media company Ringier has ended its collaboration with the editor-in-chief of the Budapest tabloid Blikk, Gabor Fejes. According to SDA, Blikk publisher Ringier announced on Monday that they had parted "amicably". Blikk had reported on Thursday that pop giant Robbie Williams had performed for Hungarian multi-millionaire Sandor Csanyi. In reality, however, only an impersonator had entertained the wedding party at the wedding of Csanyi's son with songs by Williams, the SDA further reported. Although Csanyi subsequently denied the report and demanded a correction, the paper followed up with another report in which an employee of the hotel confirmed the claim that the real Williams had performed. These ducks have consequences for Gabor Fejes. As Ringier spokeswoman Prisca Wolfensberger announced on Tuesday, Fejes was not removed from his post because of the false reports, but because of differing views on how the position of editor-in-chief should be performed. However, he has already been offered another position in the same company, where Fejes can continue to work as a journalist.