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"Germany’s culture minister has been forced to intervene over reports of a
“climate of fear” dominating the country’s film sets after numerous allegations
of bullying and abuse were made against one of the industry’s biggest stars.
Til Schweiger, a multi-award-winning actor and director, has been accused of
intimidation, bullying, violent outbursts and verbal aggression on the set of
his latest film,
Manta Manta – Zwoter Teil. He directed the film, which has
been a box office hit since launching in March, as well as starring in it and
co-writing the screenplay.
Fifty people have given separate accounts of his alleged misbehaviour to the
news magazine
Der Spiegel. They include reports of his heavily drunken
appearances on set, with some alleging that his bad behaviour had started a
decade ago.
Claudia Roth, the culture minister, has demanded a “comprehensive
investigation” into the reports and threatened to cut off state subsidies to
film productions which failed to follow rules of worker protection. She said it
was finally time for Germany’s cultural world to have its moment of reckoning,
five years after the start of the #MeToo movement, arguing that closer
attention must be paid to allegations of abuse in creative and cultural
industries."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
