The allegations have gathered pace in recent days as more women began to recount how the so-called row 0 closest to the stage and the after-parties with Lindemann worked. The scandal has prompted the promoters to get rid of row 0 and ban after-show parties.
Even the German government has spoken out, demanding more protection for women at such shows. In one of the texts, he apparently fantasizes about sexually abusing an unconscious woman. Lindemann shows sexually explicit sculptures that he designs himself at his recitals and often mimes sexual acts such as ejaculations on stage.
The case has revived the Me Too movement in Germany, which began six years ago to highlight the systemic nature of gender-based and sexual violence worldwide. Until now, allegations of sexism in the German entertainment industry had been limited to the world of hip hop, although the weekly news magazine, Der Spiegel , recently brought to light alleged wrongdoing by well-known actor Til Schweiger, ranging from sexism to widespread workplace mistreatment of workers in his latest production.
In a series of posts on Twitter and Instagram she has been recounting her experience, in which a Russian woman named Alena Makeev allegedly played a special role in selecting young fans to introduce to the singer. Lynn contacted her on Instagram and got an invitation to join her in row 0 at the Vilnius show. During a break she claims that a crew member took her to a dressing room below the stage where she met Lindemann. In her account, Lynn maintains that she told him that she did not want to have sex with him, to which the singer reacted very aggressively.
The woman claims that she had only two drinks at the pre-party and that after a while she began to feel unwell. She suspects that someone may have spiked her drink, which would explain the memory lapses she has from that night. After going public with her story, which includes photos of large bruises that she does not know how she got, the German press began to publish testimonies from women who spoke of similar experiences.
