Till Lindemann wins legal dispute against Buchverlag

“Kiepenheuer & Witsch is subject to Till Lindemann in the legal dispute” – this is what the band Rammstein writes on the X platform. The band posted a press release by Lindemann’s responsible lawyers. What happened?

In June 2023, the book publisher ended the cooperation with the front man of the German Rockband. The reason was the accusations against Lindemann from various women at the time. They accused the singer sexual misconduct and a real casting system for female fans. “With shocks we have pursued public allegations against Till Lindemann in the past few days. Our sympathy and respect applies to the women concerned,” the publisher said at the time.

In the course of reporting, the publisher “gained knowledge of a porn video in which Till Lindemann celebrates sexual violence against women,” said the publisher. That the poetry band “In quiet nights” published by Kiwi also play a role in it, one “sees” as a gross breach of trust and as a ruthless act towards the values ​​we represent as a publisher “. Lindemann complained of the end of the collaboration.

Now he was right in court. It was decided that Lindemann’s statements would not be a reason in his writings for premature termination of the contract. Lindemann’s publisher also knew. The publisher defended the singer years before the scandal. One has to distinguish between the lyrical self and the author. In 2023 he rowed back.

“In any case, the fact that the content (of the porn videos, editor’s note) are repulsive and represent violence against women and possibly glorify, no role in classification as art or non-art,” quotes the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” from the explanation.