Thursday May 3rd, 2001
According to reports published by German magazine Bild, Ralf Schumacher has paid a considerable amount of money in order to buy 360 nude pictures of his fiancee Cora Brinkmann from a German artist.
Schumacher recently announced his engagement and forthcoming fatherhood, saying Brinkmann was expecting the couple's first child due in November, and the German admitted he was not happy with the pictures being shown to the public.
"The photos are beautiful, but Cora is only mine now," Schumacher was quoted as saying by Bild.
Jens Brueggemann, a well-known German artist, published the photos in an exhibition called "Erotic Acts", and according to the magazine, the photos were taken some years ago.
Schumacher, who was worried about the possible spread of the photos, is now reported to own the rights of all the pictures.