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Perth Now
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- Perth Now
Aussie reveals ‘insane' details about Berlin's infamous club
Berghain is renowned for it's elusive door policy, hypnotic techno and no-phones anything goes atmosphere, but an Aussie influencer has recently revealed all about exactly what happens inside. Jacki, 29, posted a video on TikTok and explained all of the scandalous scenes she witnessed inside after gaining access to the club that is infamously hard to get into. Berghain's black-clad dress code and tough door policy reflect its roots in Berlin's queer underground, aiming to protect freedom, anonymity, and self-expression. She shared a video of her outfit alongside her friend Jesse which consisted of a short black skirt, cropped black top and black gloves while Jesse wore a see-through vest and loose black trousers. In a separate video she revealed every detail of her night at Berghain, addressing her followers while she did her make up. 'Once the guy told us we looked a little bit boring but he waved us in, the next thing you do is go through bag check . . . the entrance fee was $29 which I thought was kind of a bargain compared to what I think you would pay in a club that big,' she explained. Her first surprise was that most club-goers had an entirely different, often skimpy, outfit to wear once they gained entry to the club in a 'locker room' area which you enter after the bag check. 'Some of these outfits people got into were kind of insane, there were girls in lingerie, maybe just a g-string, nothing on top. Certain guys were getting full nothing on, full everything swinging, hanging out.' Berghain has a strict no photos or videos rule, their Instagram profile on has one post - a picture of the iconic sign. Credit: Berghain / Instagram She explained that next, everyone's phone cameras were covered with stickers to prevent people disobeying the strict no photos or videos policy, then she walked into the main warehouse which has three floors, and lots of different rooms. 'There's also two different dance floors, one super techno one and one more slightly disco, EDM one at the top, no words or anything like that but one's a little more dancey and one's super heavy techno,' the 29-year-old said. The Aussie pair entered the club in the late afternoon having had one drink, but were surprised how cheap the bar was at such a famous club. 'So once me and Jesse got in at about 5pm we were basically sober . . .so we went straight to the bar. The drinks were really affordable, it was like seven euros for a drink and three euros for a shot,' she continued. Berghain's black-clad dress code and tough door policy reflect its roots in Berlin's queer underground. Credit: Instagram The influencer's main shock was the kinky interactions that she witnessed taking place between attendees as the night continued. 'There were people having a threesome on these stairs, fully naked, in broad daylight . . . I saw a lot of that, girls, guys, two, three, four, all over the club,' she said. She also explained some of the infrastructure that is built inside the club where sexual acts were also taking place 'There was these boxes, big boxes, like you could fit three four people standing up in them, there was an alleyway of six of them lined up, there was a different group of people in each one of these boxes and there were different acts happening in every box, full bright light you could literally look in . . .it was insane.' Jacki revealed her outfit to her followers before she tried to get into Berghain. Credit: TikTok / @Jetsetting_jacki She also shared the minimal and bizarre options of food on offer to buy once you're inside the club. 'Also this is so random but inside they sell bananas and ice cream as food. So there's people who go in there and stay for two, three days and literally eat banana and ice cream while they're there,' she said. The video quickly went viral, amassing more than 400,000 views on TikTok and was flooded with comments; some sharing that they had witnessed similar scenes, while others judged the influencer for exposing what she saw. 'I'll never forget what I witnessed in the bathrooms,' one person said. 'Berghain is a queer kink club . . .it's hard to get into because of people like you who go in and treat it like a zoo and shame people for doing kink in a kink dedicated space. Not cool,' another added.
Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Perth Now
Stephen Colbert has incredibly blunt response to Donald Trump after Late Show axing
Stephen Colbert has told Donald Trump to "go f*** yourself". The 61-year-old Late Show host has responded after the President of the United States posted a gleeful reaction saying he "absolutely loves that Colbert got fired" after last week's announcement that the longrunning talk show - which was previously hosted by David Letterman - will end in May 2026 after over three decades on air. Trump also claimed "his talent was even less than his ratings" on a post on Trust Social. During his opening monologue on Monday's (21.07.25) episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the host quipped: "How dare you, sir? "Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?' An on-screen frame appeared captioned 'Eloquence Cam', as the presenter said: "Go f*** yourself." Colbert also referenced Trump claiming "Jimmy Kimmel is next" to be fired. He joked: "Nope, no, no. Absolutely not. Kimmel, I am the martyr. "There's only room for one on this cross. And the view is fantastic from up here. I can see your house!' Colbert insisted he will spend the last 10 months of his and the iconic show's tenure speaking "unvarnished truth to power". He teased: "Folks, I'm gonna go ahead and say it: Cancel culture has gone to far. Over the weekend, it sunk in that they're killing off our show. "But they made one mistake: They left me alive. And now, for the next 10 months, the gloves are off. "I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think about Donald Trump, starting right now. 'I don't care for him. Doesn't have the skillset to be president. Not a good fit, that's all.' Colbert did reiterate that CBS have "always been great partners", but questioned their statement claiming the decision to end the show was a "purely a financial decision" move. He asked: "How could it be purely be a financial decision if 'The Late Show' is No. 1 in ratings?' The announcement came after CBS' parent company Paramount Global settled a $16 million lawsuit with Trump after he alleged Kamala Harris' 60 Minutes interview was deceptively edited. On his show, following the settlement, Colbert described the move as a "big, fat bribe" as Paramount awaits FDA approval for its merger with Skydance. Elsewhere on Monday's episode, Colbert was joined by fellow late night hosts like Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Andy Cohen, John Oliver, Anderson Cooper, John Stewart, plus Christopher McDonald and Adam Sandler for a spoof of the recent viral Coldplay kiss-cam video. Colbert said: "I don't want this show to be associated with making you sad or anxious. "So I thought: music, OK? That makes people happy, right? So instead of me talking, here with a song to cheer you up are two musical greats." 'Weird Al' Yankovic and Lin-Manuel Miranda then performed Coldplay's Viva La Vida as the 'couples' were shown on screen. Colbert then joked: "I just got this note from corporate. Your song has been canceled. It says here, 'This is a purely financial decision.' "
Sky News AU
5 hours ago
- Sky News AU
‘F**k him': Hunter Biden unleashes on George Clooney in obscenity-heavy tirade
Hunter Biden has unleashed on actor George Clooney during a wide-ranging 3-hour interview. The interview was conducted on the YouTube journalism platform 'Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan'. Biden laid into actor George Clooney with an expletive-filled rant, belittling the actor's career, labelling him a brand. During the interview, Hunter claimed his father was on the sedative Ambien during his infamous debate with Trump.
