[Nicky91]

Several women have claimed that a "casting director" reached out to them to arrange meetings with the singer

PROSECUTORS IN BERLIN are investigating Rammstein singer Till Lindemann after several women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and claims that they were drugged and propositioned for sex acts, according to Agence France-Presse (via Barron’s).

“Preliminary proceedings have been initiated against Till Lindemann on allegations relating to sexual offences and the distribution of narcotics,” a spokeswoman said in a statement, adding that they started the investigation of their own volition. The spokeswoman said she would not be making additional comments so as not to imperil the inquest.

A rep for Rammstein did not return Rolling Stone’s request for comment, though Lindemann’s denied the claims and called them “without exception untrue” to AFP.

In late May, a 24-year-old fan from Northern Ireland named Shelby Lynn claimed someone named Alena Makeeva, who described herself as a “casting director on tour with Till Lindemann,” invited her to a special seating section called “row zero” at Rammstein’s concert in Vilnius, Lithuania. At the concert, the woman claimed, someone led her underneath the stage, where Lindemann allegedly made an advance toward her that she rebuffed. He reacted angrily, according to The Guardian.

The accuser claimed that after consuming a drink she obtained at a pre-show party, she felt like she’d been drugged but later reported that a urine test showed no signs of intoxication. Lithuanian police later interviewed Lynn. Following her accusations, she tweeted: “I’d like to clarify again. Till did NOT touch me. He accepted I did not want to have sex with him. I never claimed he raped me.”

After Lynn’s story went viral, other women claimed they had been approached by a casting director who wanted to arrange rendezvous with Lindemann. One woman, The Guardian reported, claimed to have passed out and woke up to find Lindemann “on top” of her. The accuser, known anonymously as Kaya R., claimed that after a 2019 Vienna concert, someone asked her to go to an after party with Lindemann. She said she drank a lot and eventually passed out. When she awoke and allegedly found Lindemann having sex with her, she claimed he asked if she wanted him to stop. She said she didn’t understand what was happening and he eventually left.

Last week, Rammstein posted a statement to their Instagram in German saying that they want their fans to feel safe and comfortable at their concerts. The band also urged fans not to attack Lynn or other accusers. “They are entitled to their way they see things,” they wrote, according to Instagram’s native translation. “But we, the band, also have a right — namely not to be prejudiced.”

As a band, Rammstein barred the “casting director,” Makeeva, from attending future concerts. After parties for concerts following Rammstein concerts in Munich last week were canceled, it’s been announced that events planned in Berlin are also canceled, according to Barron’s.

Kiepenheuer & Witsch, which published a 2020 book of Lindemann’s poetry, severed ties with the singer, citing the recent accusations and a video in which Lindemann allegedly stuck his penis through a hole in a copy of his own book.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...on-1234771630/

[Oliver_W]

Being an amazing musician doesn't mean someone can't commit sexual assault.

[Oliver_W]

I think that people are complicated, and even negative examples are sometimes followed.

[Zizu]

The whole thing sounds very worrying..

A ‘casting director’ sounding out young women … then they are drugged before being introduced to the lead singer backstage..


I hope there’s an official enquiry ..


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[LeatherTrumpet]

he sounds guilty

time to cancel him and the "band"

[LeatherTrumpet]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

you have nothing to say about their music, from biased britain



i want the UK to sink in the ocean, but also not gonna happen lol

its not music


its tuneless incel shouting

[Zizu]

The thread title should be renamed - omitting STUPID asap
Imho


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[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Zizu

The thread title should be renamed - omitting STUPID asap
Imho


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I agree. I'll be editing the title Nicky, have a bit of class fgs

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

same amount of class that lady has against a guy who has gone through enough in his life


i don't care about you editing the title, i stand my ground on where i stand at this


and this is the last straw for me

Give it a rest Nicky, you have no idea if this woman is lying or telling the truth, it doesn't rest on how much you like the person she's accusing either

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

same amount of class that lady has against a guy who has gone through enough in his life


i don't care about you editing the title, i stand my ground on where i stand at this


and this is the last straw for me

Let’s be honest Nicky you don’t even what day the week it is most of the time

He is 60 years old sounds like a dirty old man

[Niamh.]

Reading about it, it sounds like it does have merit, this account is from someone who isn't even one of the women accusing him of sexual assault so really what has she to gain by lying?

Ms Lynn, 24, first posted her account on social media last month, and later told the BBC there was an "organised system of funnelling girls" and she was ushered into a small room at a show in Lithuania, but left when Mr Lindemann arrived because she suspected it was "a sex thing".

And also :

Prosecutors opened the investigation on their own initiative as well as "on the basis of several criminal complaints filed by third parties", referring to people not directly involved in the alleged incidents, according to the AFP news agency.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65913988

[Niamh.]

Not sure what photographs of him and his family prove Nicky

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

and telling the fake news BBC all of this whom obviously buy into it like children into a candy store



a sex thing????? they were having a concert in Lithuania, and they always dress up quite wild, some parts of their body naked (also because of otherwise the clothing can burn anyway with their pyro acts)



and also seems like Ms Lynn has plenty of experience at knowing what these ''sex things'' are then

I don't even know why i bother engaging with you Nicky. That post is revolting, you should be ashamed of yourself

[bitontheslide]

i see Nicky has started reading incel forums

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

ashamed of what, having a own opinion but ok, i have deleted that post now


but i won't ever stop listening to their music, i'm thankful to not be a part of the cancel culture crowd

"Cancel culture" isn't Police investigating a crime Nicky, jesus christ

[Nicky91]

he is so guilty


same as the likes of Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Donald Trump, Michael Wendler



lock him up for life



good one Shelby Lynn (pls cast her for CBB24 )

[Nicky91]

Universal Music Deutschland suspends all upcoming projects from the band indefinitely until the verdict of this investigation is known