German celebrities support a call for donations to help alleged Rammstein victims – including Carolin Kebekus and Nora Tschirner.
Numerous young women raise massive allegations against Rammstein frontman Till Lindemann, 60, in social networks and interviews. The singer denies all allegations. The Berlin Amadeu Antonio Foundation is now collecting funds under the motto “How much power does a euro” so that the alleged victims can get legal help in the event of a legal dispute – and is receiving prominent support.
Among other things, the actress published Nora Tschirner (42) and the comedian Caroline Kebekus (43) Statements on their Instagram profiles to draw attention to the fundraiser. Also author Jasmina Kuhnke, 41, and Youtuber Rezo, 30, support the appeal posted on “Betterplace.org” has already collected more than 500,000 euros. Tschirner sees a power imbalance in her video contribution: “Let’s tackle this so that there is equal opportunity here.” One person can have a lot of euros and many people can have one euro each, according to the “crime scene” star.
Shelby Lynn, who attended a Rammstein concert in May, was the first woman to make allegations on social media. A little later, further descriptions of Rammstein concerts were published via social media, which partially coincide with Lynn’s descriptions. Young women are said to have been specifically selected and invited to after-show parties. Sexual acts are also said to have taken place. Research by the NDR and the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” substantiated this. Lindemann rejects the allegations, his lawyers called them “without exception untrue”.
At the beginning of June, the band published a statement on their Instagram account, which said: “The allegations hit us all very hard and we take them extremely seriously.” The group condemns “any kind of abuse”. They asked not to prejudice either those “who made allegations” or the band.
Public prosecutor’s office in Berlin is investigating Rammstein singers
It recently became known that the Berlin public prosecutor’s office is now investigating Rammstein frontman Lindemann. This was confirmed by a press spokeswoman on June 14 for the news agency spot on news. An investigation was initiated “due to several criminal complaints by third parties – i.e. persons not involved in the possible crime – as well as ex officio by the Berlin public prosecutor’s office,” as the spokeswoman said.
It is therefore about “accusations in the field of sexual offenses and the delivery of narcotics”. Further information could not be given at the moment, “so as not to endanger the ongoing investigations and to protect the personal rights of the potentially injured and the accused,” it said. The presumption of innocence continues to apply to Lindemann.