--- title: David Hasselhoff Is Being Sued Over a Berlin Wall Documentary description: The producers are alleging breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices, among others, according to court documents canonical: https://time.com/2971659/david-hasselhoff-sued-berlin-wall-documentary-nat-geo-mark-hayes-owl-media/ author: Stephanie Burnett article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-10T06:40:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:03:55.105Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: David Hasselhoff Is Being Sued Over a Berlin Wall Documentary og:description: The producers are alleging breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices, among others, according to court documents og:url: https://time.com/2971659/david-hasselhoff-sued-berlin-wall-documentary-nat-geo-mark-hayes-owl-media/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04d79f8d8e172d4e/69869b2f13c79f7f01193038/450775212.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: David Hasselhoff At Golin Seminar At the 2014 Cannes Lions og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: David Hasselhoff Is Being Sued Over a Berlin Wall Documentary twitter:description: The producers are alleging breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices, among others, according to court documents twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04d79f8d8e172d4e/69869b2f13c79f7f01193038/450775212.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # David Hasselhoff Is Being Sued Over a Berlin Wall Documentary (Make That Two) by [Stephanie Burnett](https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/) ## Stephanie Burnett Jul 10, 2014 6:40 AM UTC  David Hasselhoff attends the Golin Seminar during the 2014 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on June 15, 2014 David Hasselhoff attends the Golin Seminar during the 2014 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on June 15, 2014Christian Alminana/Getty Images by [Stephanie Burnett](https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/) ## Stephanie Burnett Jul 10, 2014 6:40 AM UTC The producers of a documentary on the Berlin Wall are [suing](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/david-hasselhoff-nat-geo-sued-717623) David Hasselhoff for breach of contract, fraud and unfair business practices, among others, according to court documents. Owl Media alleges that Hasselhoff agreed to be in its “unique” documentary for an upfront fee of $25,000 as well as 15% of the profits. The film was to tell of Hasselhoff’s fame in Germany, the popularity of his song “Looking for Freedom” during the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the resonance the song has for Germans today. The suit claims that Hasselhoff manager Eric Gardner later told Mark Hayes, the filmmaker of the first documentary, of a call he received from National Geographic. Nat Geo reportedly wanted to work with Hasselhoff on a Berlin Wall documentary as well. Hayes says he subsequently saw a Nat Geo press release stating it had commissioned the documentary _Hasselhoff vs. the Berlin Wall_. The plaintiffs say this made their documentary unmarketable, unprofitable and unable to recoup any investments. The [lawsuit was filed](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/custom/Documents/ESQ/bc551154.pdf) on Wednesday at the Los Angeles Superior Court. Nat Geo and Gardner are also listed as defendants. A representative for Hasselhoff declined to comment to _The Hollywood Reporter_. Nat Geo did not immediately respond to _THR_’s requests for comment. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/david-hasselhoff-nat-geo-sued-717623)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2971659/david-hasselhoff-sued-berlin-wall-documentary-nat-geo-mark-hayes-owl-media/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2971659/david-hasselhoff-sued-berlin-wall-documentary-nat-geo-mark-hayes-owl-media/"},"headline":"David Hasselhoff Is Being Sued Over a Berlin Wall Documentary (Make That Two)","datePublished":"2014-07-10T06:40:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:03:55.105Z","description":"The Hoff faces legal action after allegedly agreeing to be in two similar films","url":"https://time.com/2971659/david-hasselhoff-sued-berlin-wall-documentary-nat-geo-mark-hayes-owl-media/","keywords":["celebrities","Berlin Wall"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04d79f8d8e172d4e/69869b2f13c79f7f01193038/450775212.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Stephanie Burnett","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/stephanie-burnett/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04d79f8d8e172d4e/69869b2f13c79f7f01193038/450775212.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"David Hasselhoff At Golin Seminar At the 2014 Cannes Lions","caption":"David Hasselhoff At Golin Seminar At the 2014 Cannes Lions","creditText":"Christian Alminana/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2971659/david-hasselhoff-sued-berlin-wall-documentary-nat-geo-mark-hayes-owl-media/","name":"David Hasselhoff Is Being Sued Over a Berlin Wall Documentary (Make That Two)"}}]}] ```