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“Inas Nacht” deletes an interview with Rammstein keyboardist Christian “Flake” Lorenz from the show
Rammstein keyboardist Christian “Flake” Lorenz at a reading in 2017.
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The conversation is already recorded. But for the time being, the appearance of Rammstein keyboardist Christian “Flake” Lorenz on “Inas Nacht” should not be broadcast. This is how the NDR justified the intervention in the program.
The debate about Rammstein singer Till Lindemann now also affects the other band members. For example, a conversation with keyboardist Christian “Flake” Lorenz that was already recorded for the program “Inas Nacht” will not be broadcast for the time being. Lorenz’ appearance in the talk show moderated by Ina Müller was originally supposed to be broadcast on August 24 in the first. But this does not occur. As reported by the NDR, the editors have decided not to schedule the interview for the current season.
“When the conversation was recorded, the current allegations were not yet public knowledge – so Christian ‘Flake’ Lorenz could not be questioned or comment on it,” NDR justified the intervention. The broadcast of an interview in which Lorenz was not asked about the Rammstein debate did not seem appropriate to the editors and would arouse false expectations among viewers.
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There is already a replacement for the broadcast planned for August 24th: According to NDR, a conversation with Sven Regener and a number of his band Element of Crime should be shown. British singer Birdy will also appear.