FILE - Mathias Doepfner, CEO of Axel Springer SE, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Axel Springer Award in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 18, 2021. The chief executive and co-owner of media company Axel Springer apologized Sunday for making crude remarks about “East Germans” in text messages leaked to a rival newspaper. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP, Pool, File)