Till Lindemann, frontman of German metal band Rammstein, has denied all allegations made against him regarding spiking a fan’s drink at a pre-concert party. The band released a statement on their official Twitter page in both German and English, denying the claims and stating that they had no knowledge of any official investigations taking place.
The incident was first brought to the public’s attention by a Reddit user, Shelby69666, who posted a now-deleted post with a photo of a bruise and the caption “Spiked, no idea when this happened.” The post was quickly deleted by the Reddit page’s moderators due to it being considered hearsay.
The same user then took to Twitter, using the display name Shelby Lynn, to elaborate on the allegations. She claimed that she was invited to a pre-party by a member of the Rammstein crew and was brought to “Row 0”, where she and other women were required to leave their phones on the table and were provided with alcoholic drinks. She further claims that after having only two drinks she felt extremely intoxicated for the rest of the night and that she was taken to meet Lindemann, whom she claimed had an angry outburst after she said she did not wish to have sex with him.
Although Lindemann himself has yet to comment publicly on the matter, Rammstein have been quick to deny any involvement. For help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape, those in the UK can visit the Rape Crisis charity website, and those in the US can visit RAINN.
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