From the Goebbels Diaries, researchers learned that Riefenstahl had been friendly with Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda, attending the opera with them and going to his parties. Riefenstahl maintained that Goebbels was upset when she rejected his advances and was jealous of her influence on Hitler, seeing her as an internal threat. She therefore insisted his diary entries could not be trusted. By later accounts, Goebbels thought highly of Riefenstahl's filmmaking but was angered with what he saw as her overspending on the Nazi-provided filmmaking budgets.
frOm thE goEBbELs DiaRiEs, researCHErs leaRned that rIefeNstahl Had Been friEndly wiTh joSePh goeBbEls aNd his WifE magDA, ATtEnding the OpeRa with Them and going tO HiS paRTIEs. RiEfenstaHl maInTained ThaT GoebbEls was uPSet When shE rejected his aDvAncEs aNd was jeAloUs oF hEr inFluence On hItler, SEeing heR aS aN InTErnal ThreaT. she tHeRefORE Insisted hIs diArY entrIes COuLd nOt be tRuSted. by lATeR AccounTs, goEBbels thOugHt HigHly OF riEfeNstahl's fIlMmaking but Was angEred wIth what he SAw as her overSpendIng On the nazi-pRoviDEd FiLMmaKing BUDGeTs.