Till Lindemann

The explicit video 'Till The End', which features a book published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch, was cited when the publisher ended its relationship with Lindemann in June 2023. The Landgericht Köln ruled the termination invalid in 2025, and the Oberlandesgericht Köln upheld the decision in April 2026.

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Following a concert in Vilnius, Shelby Lynn said she had been 'spiked'. Authorities found insufficient grounds to prosecute Lindemann. In October 2025, the Landgericht Hamburg prohibited three factual formulations attributing the administration of drugs to Rammstein or its team, while allowing certain statements of perception or opinion.

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Süddeutsche Zeitung reported the account of a woman identified under the pseudonym 'Kaya R.' concerning a sexual encounter following a concert in Vienna in 2019. In September 2024, the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt prohibited the newspaper from giving rise to suspicion of sexual acts without consent.

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Lindemann filed a criminal complaint against Spiegel journalists, alleging that sworn statements used in their 2023 coverage might have been forged or obtained fraudulently.

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Several women described to NDR/SZ a recruitment system surrounding concerts, and some made allegations of abuse or problematic sexual encounters. Berlin prosecutors investigated suspected sexual and drug offences before closing the case on 29 August 2023 for lack of sufficient suspicion.

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A woman identified under the pseudonym 'Cynthia A.' described to NDR/SZ a sexual encounter in 2020 that she retrospectively characterised as abuse and an unequal power relationship, while stating that she had not explicitly said no. Subsequent press law decisions restricted certain formulations giving rise to suspicion of non-consensual acts.

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In 2023, NDR/SZ discussed the case of a woman identified under the pseudonym 'Sybille Herder', who recalled waking after an evening in 1996 with memory gaps and pain. Hamburg courts prohibited the media from using the account to suggest rape or non-consensual acts because of insufficient supporting evidence.

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An anonymous source claimed to have had a sexual relationship with Lindemann when she was 15. Berlin prosecutors stated in 2023 that suspicion of exploitation of a power imbalance with an underage partner could not be substantiated because the witness had remained anonymous.

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The poem 'Wenn du schläfst', published in '100 Gedichte', provoked strong controversy over a scene in which the narrator describes having sexual intercourse with a person rendered immobile after taking Rohypnol.

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At a Rammstein concert in Worcester, Till Lindemann and Christian 'Flake' Lorenz were arrested following a performance of 'Bück dich' simulating a sexual act with a phallic prop. Contemporary sources document the arrest followed by a financial/probationary sanction.

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