MeToo debate: Iris Berben reports harassment by Dieter Wedel

The actress throws Dieter Wedel in conversation with the time to have humiliated her on the set. They admire the women who accuse the director publicly.

MeToo debate: Iris Berben reports harassment by Dieter Wedel

The actress Iris Berben welcomes in conversation with time (ABO) that in MeToo debate with Director Dieter Wedel (ABO) in Germany for first time was called an accused. She has great respect for women who accuse Wedel publicly, said Berben. "What we really do not need now is a hysterical, voyeuristic debate that will disappear as quickly as possible." In essence, it is "about abuse of power and how it can be prevented in future".

In a conversation, Berben portrays how she humiliated her at end of 70s on set of TV series halftime, after rejecting his invitation to dinner. Wedel gave her a big film, which he wanted to shoot with her. You can talk about it toger in restaurant. She replied that she would like to be re, but had one request: "Wher I could call my husband for a moment," he would like to meet her so madly. "

As a result, Wedel never reported again because of alleged film project, but on set of current TV production y have a scene "certainly more than thirty times" repeated. She had only one word to say in scene – "Hello".

"He made me Ready," Berben describes incident in time interview. "Wedel retaliated when someone was not ready to play his game." Only when she threatened to dissolve contract did director leave her alone.

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Berben has been president of German Film academy since 2010. There, we are thinking, "wher it makes sense to set up a kind of complaint board for Film Productions, to which affected persons can turn to trust." You think that's a good idea.

In addition, film academy has begun to "form a kind of working group, under guidance of trained psychologists, in which people from our industry tell of ir experiences – and what y want and can do with it now. We feel a great need, re is much to tell. The special thing is: it takes place without publicity. "

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Date Of Update: 18 January 2018, 12:03
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