In a ironic twist of events, nearly a century after he stood on top of the Berlin Wall and sang his hit song, "Looking for Freedom," to a million people on both sides of the wall during a 1989 New Year's Eve concert, the "Baywatch" star and German-music legend, David Hasselhoff has joined a German campaign to save the last section of it.
Calling it a "sacred monument," according to Daily Mail, he is the main face amongst the group protesting a housing developer's plan to move part of the wall to build an access path for his development.
"At least 136 people died between 1961 and 1989 trying to cross the wall that divided the communist-run East Berlin from West Berlin. Most of the wall has since been destroyed, with only two large sections remaining as memorials," reported Washington Post.
"This last piece of the wall is really sacred," Hasselhoff said. "It's about people and it's about hearts that were broken, hearts that were torn apart and lives that were lost. That's what we're talking about today, not a piece of real estate," according to Daily Mail.
At least 10,000 people, including Hasselhoff, gathered at a memorial ground at the Berlin Wall on Sunday. A petition is also circulating and has more than 62,000 signatures on it, so far.
"It's a stupid idea to rip parts of the wall out for luxury apartments," said Roland Junge, one of thousands of locals who accompanied Hasselhoff on Sunday.
"This last piece of the wall is really sacred. It's about people and it's about hearts that were broken, hearts that were torn apart and lives that were lost," Hasselhoff said. "That's what we're talking about today, not a piece of real estate," The Washington Post reported.
However, their is no compromise to this dilemma, Hasselhoff and company will be ready.
"If it goes to the next step, we'll come back with a huge concert and really rock Berlin," said "The Hoff," the Associated Press, reported.
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