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She was supposed to find young women who celebrate and have sex with Till Lindemann: The Russian Alena Makeeva was on tour with the band Rammstein and apparently a kind of mediator at concerts. She is said to have been active in the band's environment for about four years, calling herself "casting director". After the serious allegations of abuse by several young women in the media and social networks, there is now a first reaction from the band: they distance themselves from the key figure Alena Makeeva.

This was confirmed to SPIEGEL by those close to the band. The woman, who worked mainly for singer Till Lindemann, but who was not paid by him, had been banished from the band's environment. She no longer has access to concerts.

Makeeva had apparently specifically approached young women at concerts or on Instagram in order to invite them to after-show parties specially designed for Lindemann. She is said to have accompanied the women before and after the concerts, given them alcohol or persuaded them to go to Lindemann's hotel. The women were asked to dress attractively. The »Süddeutsche Zeitung« quotes the dress code from chat histories: »sexy-elegant, gothic rock, cocktail dresses, all good, just no Rammstein T-shirts please«.

In one case, there is talk of a then 21-year-old who "went through all the stages of the casting system" for a Rammstein concert in August 2019 and ended up regaining consciousness in a hotel room. Lindemann lay on top of her and asked her if he should stop, the woman recalls, according to the articles.

Youtuber Kayla Shyx also reiterates the allegations in a 30-minute video. She herself was approached on June 4, 2022 in Makeeva's "Row Zero" if she wanted to come to the afterparty. She was extremely nice and trusting. I didn't think anything of it." However, she was then led into a small room by Makeeva and several security men to hand over her cell phone. "Makeeva spoke to me like a mum. I was under a lot of pressure."

The most serious allegations so far: Female fans are said to have been secretly drugged. The band denied the allegations and asked not to be prejudged. A lawyer emphasized that there was a lack of "evidentiary facts."

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