Rammstein singer Till Lindemann on tour in 2023
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In the abuse scandal surrounding Rammstein singer Till Lindemann, a German foundation wants to encourage alleged victims to tell their story despite the threat of legal consequences.
“There are more and more allegations against Till Lindemann. In their statement, Rammstein say that they give the women allegedly affected the right to their point of view,” says the information text of the petition “How much power 1 euro?”.
“balance power relations”
In a statement, Lindemann’s lawyers announced that they would take legal action against anyone who had made the allegations.
For this reason, they want to collect money to support those affected and to balance power relations, according to the wording of the petition, a project of the Amadeu Antonio Foundation in Berlin.
In the event that the legal disputes are successful and legal costs or legal costs are reimbursed, the reimbursed money should go to a charitable fund. This also applies in the event that more donations are received than required. So far, 90,177.46 euros have been collected out of 121,328.52 euros.
Rammstein have been the focus of public criticism for days after it was reported that the Berlin band devised their own system for attracting young women to sex at after-show parties after concerts, now known as “Row Zero”.
Some of the women (anonymously) also accused them of sexual abuse or abusive behavior. In a statement, Rammstein asked to avoid prejudice. Singer Lindemann, meanwhile, rejected all allegations about his lawyers as untrue without exception. The public prosecutor’s office is now investigating the Rammstein singer. Drummer Christoph Schneider distances himself from his bandmates.