Newcastle United goalkeeper Loris Karius and his fiancée were recently denied entry into the Berlin club Berghain on fashion grounds.
The footballer and his partner, the Italian media personality Diletta Leotta, were attempting to get into the iconic venue during a recent trip to the German capital, but were rebuffed due to the “bright yellow coat” that Leotta was wearing.
The Berlin nightclub, often referred to as the “world capital of techno”, has a legendarily strict entry policy, and according to a report in Bild, no amount of Premier League profile was going to get Karius and Leotta a free pass.
Berghain nightclub, Berlin. CREDIT: Getty
The newspaper reported that Leotta informed her friends, “I told you that I want to go to Berghain, this very famous nightclub, where there is a very strict admission control”.
“Loris made a mistake, among other things, because he first persuaded me to go in first,” she continued. “Usually, girls have more chances. And they looked at me like that and [shook their heads]”.
It appears that the club did not give Karius and Leotta an official justification for turning them away, but Leotta is quoted as believing that it had to do with her “beautiful yellow coat” and “radiant smile”.
Leotta later complained to her friends, saying: “I have never been dumped live that before”.
Karius, who grew up in the south of Germany, is perhaps best remembered for his appearance in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final when his Liverpool team lost to Real Madrid 3-1, in large part due to two high-profile errors on Karius’ behalf.
In other Berghain news, the club’s famous bouncer Sven Marquardt translated his intimidating presence to the big screen last year when he made a cameo appearance in John Wick: Chapter 4. He pops up several times during the action thriller, uttering just one line: “I am Klaus”.
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