EXCLUSIVE Multi-millionaire heir to Siemens fortune blew £33,000 at burlesque bars while failing to pay £100,000 child support for his two young daughters, court hears By Paul Thompson Published: 18:59, 27 September 2024 | Updated: 19:22, 27 September 2024 e-mail 3 View comments A member of one of the richest families in Europe spent thousands at a trendy burlesque bar while failing to pay any money in child support for his two young daughters, a family court heard yesterday. Bjoern von Siemens – whose great-grandfather founded the German electronics and telecommunications giant worth over £100bn – charged over £33,000 on his credit card while visiting The Box nightclub in New York and London . The club in London's Soho has a minimum spend of between £2,000 and £3,000 a night and is known for erotic and burlesque shows.
The lavish spending was revealed as part of a hearing at the Family Court into Mr von Siemen's failure to pay any child support maintenance for his children, aged two and three, following the end of his three-and half-year marriage. His estranged wife Leah, 36, attended a court hearing in Central London as her lawyer attempted to have Mr von Siemens ruled in contempt of court for failing to pay the child support. Bjoern von Siemens, 41, spent thousands at a burlesque bar in London while failing to pay child support for his two young daughters Her 41-year-old ex-husband failed to attend the hearing and submitted a medical note in German to excuse his .