Schumacher was in a very serious skiing accident back in 2013 that resulted in his being placed in a medically induced coma. Since then, his condition has not been a matter for public consumption, and his family has enveloped him in a strong layer of privacy – an envelope which has now reportedly been broken by some unknown person within the Schumacher household, according to various media outlets. A photo of Schumacher stricken and in bed has been priced by the offending party at £1 million, or roughly $1.3 million in American dollars to publications all over Europe. Here’s Schumacher’s manager in a statement about the photo: Prosecutors in Germany consider the photograph to be a violation of Schumacher’s “personal range of life” and are investigating to find out how the photo was taken from his home in Geneva and who is responsible. For now, it appears that the photo has not made it to the public. Schumacher’s public dignity is intact, and the photo’s associated money-making scheme has failed.
