Til Schweiger on the set of the film “Hollywood And Crime” in Mallorca. +++ dpa picture radio +++
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Til Schweiger is accused by an anonymous source of having behaved violently and abusively towards employees while under the influence of alcohol while filming “Manta Manta – Zwoter Teil”. His lawyer also took a stand on Schweiger’s behalf.
The actor came to the film set drunk in July 2022. One had been warned in advance not to look the 59-year-old in the eye and not to speak to him, as the “Mirrorreported. The allegations are based on anonymous interviews with four eyewitnesses. After “a high-ranking employee of the production company ‘Constantin Film’ stood in Schweiger’s way” to tell him that he could not work in this condition, he freaked out. The actor then punched the employee in the face before crew members intervened. “The Basic Law states that human dignity is inviolable. Not on the Til Schweiger sets,” an actress is quoted as saying by “Spiegel”.
The production company Constantin Film responded to the allegations. These are “predominantly incomplete and distorting, sometimes also simply wrong”. Schweiger’s lawyer also spoke on behalf of her client. The “facts” were “not known” to him.
The actor, screenwriter and director has repeatedly been criticized for his behavior in public and on social media in the recent past been criticized. Its “Manta Manta” sequel has been in cinemas since March 30 and has had more than a million admissions so far.