The statement by the band Rammstein from May 28, 2023 at Twitter is short and sweet: “Regarding the allegations about Vilnius circulating online, we can rule out that what is alleged to have happened in our environment. We are not aware of any official investigations into this.”
The “accusations circulating online” are about an alleged incident at the opening concert of the Rammstein tour on May 22 in Lithuania’s capital. Because there Shelby L., a female Rammstein fan from Ireland, wants to have been selected for a backstage party. The 24-year-old also posted on Instagram and Twitter that she had been taken backstage during a concert break. According to her statement, there should be sex with singer Till Lindemann. The 60-year-old reacted aggressively to her refusal.
After alcohol was served, she had memory gaps. In any case, the morning after she woke up covered in bruises. It is possible that her knockout drops were mixed into the drink. And Shelby L. has claimed there are other victims besides her. As of Friday afternoon, no police investigations were known that could confirm one or the other. But the SZ continued to research together with the NDR.
“For this research we spoke to more than a dozen women who were at such parties and who had certain experiences,” says Lena Kampf from the SZ investigative team. A kind of pattern emerged that in the run-up to and from the first row of Rammstein concerts, women were specifically recruited according to visual criteria, who should then be ready for sex with the 60-year-old.
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