RAMMSTEIN’s TILL LINDEMANN Accuses Media Of Fraud In ‘Row 0’ Scandal

RAMMSTEIN’s Until Lindemann Escalates Criminal Fight with Spiegel

RAMMSTEIN‘s Until Lindemann is intensifying his felony dispute with German newsletter Spiegel. The war stems from a June 2023 article detailing allegations of sexual misconduct opposed to the 61-year-old musician.

Closing 12 months, a couple of ladies accused Lindemann of irrelevant habits at after-parties referred to as “Row 0,” held after RAMMSTEIN live shows. Those claims had been first of all sparked via allegations of a spiked drink at a Would possibly 2023 reveal.

RAMMSTEIN drummer Christoph Schneider first of all addressed the allegations opposed to Lindemann, confirming that the debatable “Row 0” after-parties had been certainly arranged for the frontman. His observation learn: “The accusations of the previous couple of weeks have deeply shaken us as a band and me as an individual. You fanatics surely too. I think as though in surprise via the issues which have been shared on social media and within the press and in print about our singer. That is an ebb and waft of feelings for us band contributors and group.

No, I don’t suppose anything else criminally related (corresponding to using knockout drops) came about. No. I don’t suppose anything else unlawful was once happening, I’ve by no means observed anything else find it irresistible, nor heard anything else find it irresistible from any of our group of 100 other folks. All I heard from Until‘s events had been adults celebrating in combination. And but issues appear to have came about that, even supposing legally good enough, I in my opinion don’t suppose are good enough. Positive buildings have grown that went past the bounds and values of the opposite band contributors. It’s also essential to us that Until‘s events don’t seem to be perplexed with our legitimate after-show events.

Until has distanced himself from us in recent times and created his personal bubble.

With their very own other folks, their very own events, their very own initiatives. That made me unhappy, unquestionably. I consider Until when he tells us that he all the time sought after and nonetheless needs to present his personal visitors a great time. How precisely those visitors had imagined this, on the other hand, turns out to fluctuate in some circumstances from his personal concepts. The desires and expectancies of the ladies who’ve now come ahead had been almost certainly now not fulfilled. In line with their statements, they felt uncomfortable, at the fringe of a scenario that they may now not regulate.

I think sorry for her and I think compassion. Then again, it is vital for me to emphasise one thing function: each and every visitor within the behind the scenes house is loose to go away (they will have to attend a second for safety to guide them safely to the go out). All bottles are sealed and in complete view of the visitors freshly opened or they open them themselves.

Water and snacks are to be had identical to Safety team of workers and hospital treatment to be had at any time. We would like all of our visitors to really feel at ease and secure with us!

That is our same old. So I’m sorry to listen to that some didn’t really feel that approach.

We’ve got the best fanatics on the earth and so they all need to be handled with admire! I’m sorry for any individual who wasn’t handled kindly or felt unsafe behind the scenes with us.”

Further allegations of sexual misconduct, this time focused on RAMMSTEIN keyboardist Christian “Flake” Lorenz, emerged weeks after the preliminary claims opposed to Until Lindemann. Then again, it was once Spiegel‘s in-depth document that includes testimonies from a couple of alleged sufferers of Lindemann‘s events that sparked essentially the most important felony fight. Lindemann effectively bought a newsletter ban on sure portions of the thing after difficult the veracity of the accusations.

In August of final 12 months, prosecutors declared that their preliminary investigation did not discover any evidence of the accusations opposed to Lindemann. Moreover, prosecutors famous that not one of the purported sufferers who had made allegations opposed to the RAMMSTEIN singer got here ahead to supply testimony to confirm their claims.

The investigation had additionally encompassed Alena Makeeva, a former member of the RAMMSTEIN crew who had allegedly prolonged invites to folks for the occasions in query. Then again, prosecutors dropped their inquiries into her as smartly.

Lindemann‘s felony representatives issued a observation on August 29 of final 12 months, pointing out, “The swift conclusion of the investigative lawsuits via the Berlin state prosecutor’s workplace underscores the insufficiency of proof supporting the alleged sexual offenses attributed to our consumer.”

In spite of a next investigation via German prosecutors that cleared Lindemann of felony wrongdoing, the musician has persevered to disclaim the allegations and pursue felony motion opposed to Spiegel.

Lindemann’s felony crew has lately issued a brand new observation outlining additional steps of their felony fight opposed to the net newsletter.

Schertz Bergmann, who represents Lindemann, issued the next observation on August 2d which reads:

“Felony fees of forgery and tried trial fraud opposed to SPIEGEL executives because of the affidavits submitted via SPIEGEL within the injunction lawsuits opposed to Until Lindemann.

“We factor the next press unencumber on behalf of our consumer Until Lindemann:

“Beneath the headings “Götterdämmerung” and “Intercourse, Macht, Alkohol — Used to be die jungen Frauen aus der Row 0 berichten” [“Sex, power, alcohol, what the young women from row zero report”] in its factor of 10 June 2023 (print and on-line), SPIEGEL reported on allegations of quite a lot of ladies opposed to Until Lindemann.

“With the judgement passed down within the enchantment lawsuits on 19 July 2024, the Hanseatic Upper Regional Court docket showed Hamburg Regional Court docket’s meantime injunction at the core allegations issued on Bastille Day 2023. Accordingly, SPIEGEL remains to be prohibited from arousing the suspicion that Until Lindemann drugged ladies or had them drugged at Rammstein live shows with KO drops or or medication so as to allow him to accomplish sexual acts at the ladies.

“Within the injunction lawsuits, SPIEGEL submitted two affidavits in its rejoinder to the Regional Court docket from 28 June 2023, from ladies named “Zoe” and “Sophie W.” within the article. “Zoe’s” affidavit had the peculiarity that it all started at the penultimate web page with a sentence that was once now not persevered at the subsequent web page. This web page contained only the witness’s signature, in order that it needed to be assumed that particular pages of the affidavit were got rid of or changed.

“Even though this irregularity had already been criticised on the listening to sooner than the Regional Court docket on 25 August 2023, SPIEGEL didn’t reply thereto till per week sooner than the listening to within the enchantment lawsuits and submitted two prior to now unknown affidavits. Thereby, SPIEGEL needed to concede that the initially submitted affidavits weren’t from “Zoe” and “Sophie W.”. Because of an oversight via its personal felony suggest and its secretariat other variations were combined up all the way through the submission of the affidavits, mentioned SPIEGEL.

“The other variations of “Zoe’s” affidavits fluctuate considerably from each and every different, particularly regarding her described recollection of the stumble upon with our consumer. As well as, within the lawsuits, in addition to accompanying the lawsuits, SPIEGEL time and again defended its reporting with the argument that affidavits have a prime level of credibility because of the felony penalty concerned. In word-against-word circumstances, they will have to be enough to justify reporting on suspicion.

“In as far as it has now been established that two affidavits weren’t in reality rendered as submitted, it is a subject that should be clarified via the felony prosecution government. Our consumer will subsequently document a felony criticism with Hamburg Public Prosecutor’s Place of work opposed to SPIEGEL executives for falsification of paperwork and tried trial fraud.

Berlin, 2 August 2024
Simon Bergmann
Legal professional”