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Til Schweiger speaks for the first time about freaking out on set: “There are situations when I freak out”
Til Schweiger as car enthusiast Bertie in “Manta, Manta – Second Part”.
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In the spring, employees made serious allegations against Til Schweiger in an article. In the star he now expresses himself for the first time.
Director and actor Til Schweiger comments for the first time on the accusation To have frightened employees on the set of “Manta Manta – Second Part”. “I’m a person who makes mistakes. I’m not perfect. There are situations where I freak out, I’m impatient,” he told the star. “But I also apologize for that.” He always told his children that it was human to make mistakes. “But you have to own up for your mistakes, apologize and work to stop making them.”
In the spring, employees who worked on the set of “Manta Manta – Second Part” made serious allegations against Schweiger in a “Spiegel” article. Schweiger, who directed the film and played the lead role, is said to have arrived on set drunk and harassed employees. The fact that employees were said to have been afraid of him “hit him hard,” he told the newspaper star. “Nobody needs to be afraid of me. I’m a friendly person.”
Constantin had the incident involving Til Schweiger investigated
Schweiger refers to a current report from a law firm that certifies that many people on set found the collaboration good. “If I were a tyrant, the same people wouldn’t keep working with me,” emphasized the film star. “Still, friends have told me before that I can have a way of being that is frightening. I now accept that and am working on it.”