German pop star Nadja Benaissa has risked further scandal by suggesting a former lover who she infected with HIV is responsible for catching the virus. In August, the "No Angels" star was handed a two-year suspended sentence after she was convicted of transmitting HIV to an ex-partner.
During her trial in Darmstadt, Germany, she apologized for her actions, telling the court, "I am sorry from the bottom of my heart. I would love to turn back the clock, but I can't." But during an appearance on German talk show Beckhmann on Monday, October 4, Benaissa prompted outrage by suggesting the unnamed man should share the blame for catching the virus.
She said, "As you know that this disease exists and that it is possible to become infected, actually you are kind of responsible for taking precautions that something like this cannot happen - that this cannot happen to yourself."
Benaissa was...
During her trial in Darmstadt, Germany, she apologized for her actions, telling the court, "I am sorry from the bottom of my heart. I would love to turn back the clock, but I can't." But during an appearance on German talk show Beckhmann on Monday, October 4, Benaissa prompted outrage by suggesting the unnamed man should share the blame for catching the virus.
She said, "As you know that this disease exists and that it is possible to become infected, actually you are kind of responsible for taking precautions that something like this cannot happen - that this cannot happen to yourself."
Benaissa was...
- 10/7/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
Nadja Benaissa, a German girl-band singer, was found guilty Thursday of causing bodily harm to her ex-boyfriend by having unprotected sex with him while knowing she was infected with HIV. She will not serve any jail time.According to the Associated Press, Benaissa, a 28-year-old member of No Angels, received a two-year suspended prison sentence and 300 hours of community service after a court in Darmstadt convicted her. She could have received 10 years in prison.“Benaissa helped her case during the trial, which began Aug. 16, by acknowledging she had unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV-positive and saying it was a big mistake,” reported the AP.The former boyfriend, now 34, claimed that he was infected in 2004 and only got tested in 2007 after Benaissa’s aunt told him the singer was HIV-positive. A scientist testified in court that Benaissa was the person who infected the man, based on the fact that both...
- 8/27/2010
- The Advocate
German pop star Nadja Benaissa has been handed a two-year suspended sentence after she was convicted of infecting a former partner with HIV. The "No Angels" star was found guilty of causing bodily harm to one man, who caught the deadly virus after she failed to tell him about her condition during a brief romance in 2004.
She was also convicted of two charges of attempted bodily harm relating to other partners. During the trial at a court in Darmstadt, Germany, the singer apologized for her actions, saying, "I am sorry from the bottom of my heart. I would love to turn back the clock, but I can't."
The court took into consideration her remorse and she escaped a jail term on Thursday, August 26 when she was handed a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to complete 300 hours of community service.
She was also convicted of two charges of attempted bodily harm relating to other partners. During the trial at a court in Darmstadt, Germany, the singer apologized for her actions, saying, "I am sorry from the bottom of my heart. I would love to turn back the clock, but I can't."
The court took into consideration her remorse and she escaped a jail term on Thursday, August 26 when she was handed a two-year suspended sentence and ordered to complete 300 hours of community service.
- 8/27/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
She rose to fame as a member of the German pop music group No Angels, but Nadja Benaissa is making news for something quite different as of late.
The 28-year-old singer was convicted on charges of causing grievous bodily harm and attempted bodily harm in a German court today for failing to tell her sexual partners that she is HIV positive.
Benaissa has known her HIV status since 1999 and ended up infecting one of her lovers with the virus by way of unprotected sex. She was given a suspended two-year jail sentence.
In a statement to the court, Nadja said, “I am sorry from the heart.” She also explained that she didn’t tell anyone about her illness for fear of tainting her pop group’s reputation and harming her daughter.
The 28-year-old singer was convicted on charges of causing grievous bodily harm and attempted bodily harm in a German court today for failing to tell her sexual partners that she is HIV positive.
Benaissa has known her HIV status since 1999 and ended up infecting one of her lovers with the virus by way of unprotected sex. She was given a suspended two-year jail sentence.
In a statement to the court, Nadja said, “I am sorry from the heart.” She also explained that she didn’t tell anyone about her illness for fear of tainting her pop group’s reputation and harming her daughter.
- 8/26/2010
- GossipCenter
A German popstar has been convicted of infecting a former boyfriend with HIV, but will be spared any jail time. Nadja Benaissa, a member of the pop group No Angels, was found guilty in a Darmstadt administrative court of causing bodily harm to an ex-lover by concealing her HIV diagnosis and intentionally engaging in unsafe sex with the man during their three-month relationship in 2004. The court ruled that Benaissa would not serve any prison time for the offence by rendering a two-year suspended sentence and requiring her to complete 300 hours of community service. The AP reports that the singer's case was helped by sworn testimony where she admitted wrongdoing. The 'Daylight In Your Eyes' (more)...
- 8/26/2010
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Darmstadt (Germany), Aug 26 (Dpa) German pop star Nadja Benaissa walked free Thursday after being given a two-year suspended sentence for infecting a former partner with HIV by having unprotected sex with him.
The singer, who reacted with composure to the verdict, is to serve 300 hours of community service.
Benaissa, of pop group No Angels – once described as ‘Germany’s most successful girlband’ – had admitted she did not tell the man, now 34, that she was HIV positive during their brief relationship in 2004.
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The singer, who reacted with composure to the verdict, is to serve 300 hours of community service.
Benaissa, of pop group No Angels – once described as ‘Germany’s most successful girlband’ – had admitted she did not tell the man, now 34, that she was HIV positive during their brief relationship in 2004.
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- 8/26/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
German pop star Nadja Benaissa wept on Monday, August 16 as she admitted deliberately keeping her HIV infection a secret from three lovers. The "No Angels" singer is accused of having unprotected sex with the men without warning them she had caught the deadly virus. One of them was allegedly infected by Benaissa.
She was arrested in April last year and spent 10 days behind bars before being released. She was later charged with aggravated assault, and attended a court in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt on Monday to stand trial. As Benaissa wept in the courtroom, the judge heard a written statement from the singer in which she admitted sleeping with the men without telling them she was infected - because she wanted to protect her career with the girlband.
Her statement read: "I was told that the chance of the infection breaking out in my case is almost zero... Same low is...
She was arrested in April last year and spent 10 days behind bars before being released. She was later charged with aggravated assault, and attended a court in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt on Monday to stand trial. As Benaissa wept in the courtroom, the judge heard a written statement from the singer in which she admitted sleeping with the men without telling them she was infected - because she wanted to protect her career with the girlband.
Her statement read: "I was told that the chance of the infection breaking out in my case is almost zero... Same low is...
- 8/17/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
German popstar Nadja Benaissa has admitted in court to engaging in unprotected sex with a former partner even though that she knew she was HIV positive at the time. Benaissa, a former member of No Angels, has been charged in a German court with grievous bodily harm for allegedly infecting a former partner with the HIV virus and attempted bodily harm for having unprotected sex with two others, according to The AP. The man who claims to have been infected with HIV said that he had a three-month relationship with the singer (more)...
- 8/16/2010
- by By Justin Harp
- Digital Spy
Darmstadt (Germany), Aug 16 (Dpa) German pop star Nadja Benaissa Monday pleaded guilty to causing dangerous bodily harm by having unprotected sex despite knowing she was HIV- positive.
‘But I am truly sorry,’ Benaissa testified on the opening day of her trial, admitting that she had not informed her partners of her HIV-positive status.
Benaissa’s trial opened in the city of Darmstadt.
The 28-year-old singer, of the pop group No Angels, is charged with one count of dangerous bodily harm.
‘But I am truly sorry,’ Benaissa testified on the opening day of her trial, admitting that she had not informed her partners of her HIV-positive status.
Benaissa’s trial opened in the city of Darmstadt.
The 28-year-old singer, of the pop group No Angels, is charged with one count of dangerous bodily harm.
- 8/16/2010
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
London, Feb 14 – Nadja Benaissa, the singer from the German girl band No Angels, has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to tell her sexual partners she was HIV positive.
Prosecutors in Germany said the 27-year-old had sex with three people without telling them she was infected, reports The BBC.
It was last year that the singer was arrested in Frankfurt, shortly before she was due to perform a solo concert.
“She was well aware that any unprotected sexual contact can lead to the virus being passed on,” prosecutors in the town of.
Prosecutors in Germany said the 27-year-old had sex with three people without telling them she was infected, reports The BBC.
It was last year that the singer was arrested in Frankfurt, shortly before she was due to perform a solo concert.
“She was well aware that any unprotected sexual contact can lead to the virus being passed on,” prosecutors in the town of.
- 2/14/2010
- by News
- RealBollywood.com
A music video filmed as a promotional project for No Angels' single "One Life" has just emerged. It features four members of the girl group in individual shots. Just to name some, Shandy Molling is seen appearing in a narrow passage with hands caressing her from every direction, and Nadja Benaissa is shown laying on top of neon lights pile.
"One Life" is a dance/pop song scheduled to appear in No Angels' upcoming fifth studio album "Welcome to the Dance" which is due for U.S. release on September 11. This track was showcased live for the first time during a concert in St. Polten, Austria in early July. However, it will not be made available for digital purchase until August 21.
On the day the single is put out, No Angels will pay a promotional visit to Sat.1's German TV show "Fruhstucksfernsehen". Still on the same day,...
"One Life" is a dance/pop song scheduled to appear in No Angels' upcoming fifth studio album "Welcome to the Dance" which is due for U.S. release on September 11. This track was showcased live for the first time during a concert in St. Polten, Austria in early July. However, it will not be made available for digital purchase until August 21.
On the day the single is put out, No Angels will pay a promotional visit to Sat.1's German TV show "Fruhstucksfernsehen". Still on the same day,...
- 8/1/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
German singer Nadja Benaissa has been arrested on suspicion of knowingly infecting a partner with the HIV virus. The 26-year-old, who rose to fame in the girlband No Angels, was arrested on Saturday in Frankfurt, where she was expected to perform a solo show. According to German media reports, the star is accused of having unprotected sex with three different men between 2004 and 2006 without informing them that she was HIV-positive. The prosecutor's (more)...
- 4/15/2009
- by By David Balls
- Digital Spy
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