Actress Nora Tschirner has commented on the allegations against Til Schweiger. The actor, director and producer was accused in a report of the "Spiegel" of having harassed and shouted at employees on the set of "Manta Manta – Zwoter Teil".
According to the report, Schweiger is said to have repeatedly appeared drunk on the set. In July 2022, according to the "Spiegel" report, he is said to have clashed under the influence of alcohol with an employee who explained to the screaming and swaying Schweiger that he could not shoot in his condition. Schweiger is said to have finally slapped the crew member in the face. Der Spiegel claims to have spoken to more than 50 filmmakers for the report, including "former and current confidants" of the 59-year-old.
It is an "open secret" in the film industry
In an emotional video, actress Nora Tschirner now speaks out. Tschirner had stood in front of the camera together with Schweiger for the cinema hits "Keinohrhasen" and "Zweiohrküken". According to Tschirner, the described conditions in the film industry had been declared null and void by "those responsible". "And I have to be honest: I don't feel like it anymore." It has been an "open secret for everyone" in the film industry for decades that these conditions prevail.
"When you hear something like that as the person in charge," Tschirner continues, "and don't even say, 'We'll take a closer look at it or we'll get to the bottom of it,' but say, 'Nene, it's all cool.'" This ignores the courage of the people who speak out and are afraid to say their names. That is ridiculous. "I'm not going to go along with that anymore." Tschirner goes on to explain: "I think there's a lot of truth in this article."
However, Tschirner does not respond to specific allegations against Schweiger, but reproaches those responsible. In the comments on the video, Tschirner is asked about an interview in which she spoke of a "great intimacy" with Schweiger. Tschirner replies: "There was also this intimacy." The sets for the joint films, which took place "a very long time", she had experienced as "extraordinarily constructive, collaborative and appreciative". Everyone in a high position, however, is always "responsible for working for change". At the end of the video, Tschirner explains that at some point you have to ask yourself "which side we were on in terms of the whole story".