Till Lindemann: Publisher puts project on hold for the time being

The illustrated book “Der Rhein” by Till Lindemann (60) and Joey Kelly (50) should appear in autumn 2023. After the allegations against Rammstein frontman Lindemann, the publisher GeraNova Bruckmann has now put it on hold.

According to the “Börsenblatt”, the final decision on the publication of the illustrated book will be postponed until the allegations have been clarified. Until then, the publisher will remain in close dialogue with the authors and management. “We don’t want to be involved in any way in prejudice, but we have great respect for the women who have found the courage to describe their view of things and make it public,” the publisher Clemens Schuessler is quoted as saying.

The Kiepenheuer & Witsch publishing house, which published Lindemann’s volumes of poetry “100 Poems” and “In Stille Nights”, ended its collaboration with the singer with immediate effect. A press release said, among other things, that the allegations had been followed up “with shock”.

Lindemann rejects the allegations

Shelby Lynn, who attended a Rammstein concert in May, was the first woman to make allegations on social media. A little later, further descriptions of Rammstein concerts were published via social media, which partially coincide with Lynn’s descriptions. Young women are said to have been specifically selected and invited to after-show parties. Sexual acts are also said to have taken place. Research by the NDR and the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” substantiated this. Lindemann rejects the allegations, his lawyers called them “without exception untrue”.

At the beginning of June, the band published a statement on their Instagram account, which said: “The allegations hit us all very hard and we take them extremely seriously.” The group condemns “any kind of abuse”. They asked not to prejudice either those “who made allegations” or the band.

Berlin public prosecutor determined

It recently became known that the Berlin public prosecutor’s office is now investigating Rammstein frontman Lindemann. This was confirmed by a press spokeswoman on June 14 for the news agency spot on news. An investigation was initiated “due to several criminal complaints by third parties – i.e. persons not involved in the possible crime – as well as ex officio by the Berlin public prosecutor’s office,” as the spokeswoman said.

It is therefore about “accusations in the field of sexual offenses and the delivery of narcotics”. Further information could not be given at the moment, “so as not to endanger the ongoing investigations and to protect the personal rights of the potentially injured and the accused,” it said. The presumption of innocence continues to apply to Lindemann.