Fifty people gave separate accounts of the actor’s alleged misconduct to the news magazine ‘Der Spiegel’
Shocked, German society is watching the developments in the world of domestic cinema, foreseeing the birth of a movement there as well #MeToo. At the center of allegations of abuse of power is the famous actor and director, Til Schweigerwith representatives of the 7th Art concerned with the “toxic” culture in the entertainment industry.
Til Schweiger, an award-winning actor and director, has been accused of intimidation, violent outbursts and verbal abuse on the set of his latest film, ‘Manta Manta: Zwoter Teil’. He directed and starred in the box office hit, and co-wrote the screenplay.
Fifty people gave separate accounts of the actor’s alleged misconduct to the news magazine “Der Spiegel”. These include reports of him appearing drunk on set, with some claiming his bad behavior began a decade ago.
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Claudia Roth, Germany’s culture minister, has threatened to cut off state subsidies to film productions that do not comply with worker protection rules. She said it was finally time for Germany’s cultural world to be held accountable, five years after the #MeToo movement began, arguing that more attention should be paid to allegations of abuse.
The 59-year-old director and actor, one of the biggest stars of German film and television, known to international audiences for his role as Sergeant Hugo Stiglitz in Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film Inglourious Basterds, denies the allegations. So did the Munich-based production company Constantin Film, with whom he created the film ‘Manta Manta’, which received over 2.1 million euros in government subsidies.
After the “Der Spiegel” report, several other film industry workers came forward and stated that the “toxic” atmosphere on set is not limited to Schweiger’s films, but is much more widespread.
According to the testimony, Schweiger often appeared on set in the mornings, having consumed alcohol and was sometimes drunk and aggressive. Crew members described their shock when they saw him punch a colleague in the face after the person had tried to stop the drunk actor from entering the set, telling him he was unfit to work.
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According to the complaints, in the movie “Manta Manta” a young extra was forced to remove her bra for a scene she had not prepared for. Some said it was this incident that prompted them to turn to Der Spiegel.
A lawyer representing Schweiger said the complainant denied the allegations. Some of the “issues” raised, he said, are “unknown” to his client, and others “suggest issues that did not occur.”
In fact, he accused “Spiegel” of repeating rumors that had been circulating for years and misrepresenting them as facts. In a statement, Constantin Film said the accusations were “overwhelmingly incomplete and in some cases simply wrong.”
Source :Skai
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