The controversial director Dieter Wedel, who succumbed to cancer in July, owned real estate and art worth millions. However, his sons could not see much of these legacies.
When the filmmaker died, reactions were mixed. Dieter Wedel succumbed to leukemia on July 13 at the age of 82 and died in a hospital in Hamburg. His widow Uschi Wolters († 74) died just a few days after him. The couple themselves did not share any children together, but after his death Wedel left two sons from relationships with actress Hannelore Elsner († 76) and his former partner Dominique Voland (45).
The relationship with his sons is said to have been tense until the end. Wedel’s son Dominik Elstner (41) wrote a few days after his father’s death in an Instagram post: “Rest in peace. Even if you weren’t the father I wanted, you’ve surprised me in a positive way over the past few years!” Nevertheless, according to a recent report in the “Bild” newspaper, neither he nor his brother Benjamin (22) should have a large part of the inherited her father’s fortune worth millions.
A family confidant claims “Bild”: “Uschi has withdrawn large sums of cash from the account in recent months and deposited it at home. She also instructed employees to clear the apartments quickly after her death.” A harsh accusation. After all, in addition to an apartment building in the east of Hamburg, Wedel and Wolters also left behind several valuable art objects, including allegedly three Picasso paintings. According to “Bild”, there is also a Mercedes sedan and a penthouse apartment in Mallorca, which is said to be worth around 2.7 million euros.
According to “Bild”, Uschi Wolters left no direct relatives. This could be an advantage for the Wedel sons Benjamin and Dominik, who would then be the sole heirs. However, a source said: “The probate court is looking for possible distant relatives of Uschi. It remains exciting to see whether other alleged children of Dieter will come forward and register their claim to inheritance.”
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