Recently a concertgoer made disturbing allegations against Rammstein singer Till Lindemann.
A woman named Shelby Lynn accused the band of spiking her drink and said she was lied to about why she was going to meet the band’s vocalist, Till Lindemann. Lynn said the singer made unwanted advances toward her and would not allow her to leave. She also went on to say that she has bruises on her body she doesn’t remember getting.
The band denied the allegations saying: “With regard to the allegations circulating on the internet about Vilnius, we can rule out the possibility that what is being claimed took place in our environment. We are not aware of any official investigations into this matter.”
Now, Lindemann has been dropped by his book publisher after more allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced. According to German news outlet Tagesschau, several women have allegedly come forth with stories of their own experiences with Lindemann, with at least two of those women claiming they were subjected to non-consensual sex acts.
The publisher made a statement online: “It is with shock that we have followed public allegations against Till Lindemann in the last few days. Our sympathy and respect goes to the women affected.”
“In the course of current reporting, we became aware of a porn video in which Till Lindemann celebrates sexual violence against women and in which the 2013 book “In still night” published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch plays a role. We rate this as gross breach of trust and as a ruthless act in relation to the values we represent as a publisher.”
“We defend the freedom of art with full conviction. Through Till Lindemann’s actions that humiliate women in the aforementioned porn and the targeted use of our book in a pornographic context, the separation between the “lyrical I” and the author/artist, which we so staunchly defended, is mocked by the author himself.”
“From our point of view, Till Lindemann exceeds immovable limits in dealing with women. We have therefore decided to end our collaboration with Till Lindemann with immediate effect, as our
relationship of trust with the author has been irretrievably broken.”
Tagesschau reported some very disturbing allegations including the singer forcing sex on concertgoers backstage or at after-parties.
“In conversations with the reporters, more than a dozen women reported how they had been specifically approached by several people from Lindemann’s environment, often via Instagram or on the concerts themselves in order to come to after-show parties specially organized for Lindemann. This is what happened in different cities across Europe, always with a very similar process. The women should have sent photos of themselves in advance, or photos and videos were taken on site. The women were asked beforehand to dress attractively, to dress up in a certain way.”
“A woman reports that she was clearly informed that access to the concert and after-show party is only available if there is an interest in sexual intercourse with Lindemann – and that Lindemann, who is now 60, only wants very young women to attend. Some of the women were not asked their age, although they were offered free alcohol and illegal drugs at the parties. Several of these women have sworn their stories. In addition, numerous screenshots from WhatsApp and Instagram chats as well as photos document the women’s statements. In response to specific questions from NDR and SZ, neither Lindemann nor the management of Rammstein commented on the allegations. People who initiated the contacts with the women did not respond when asked.”
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