https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The editor-in-chief of German newspaper Bild is stepping down temporarily while he is investigated over several complaints made by women, publisher Axel Springer group said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210314/bild-editor-steps-down-over-allegations-of-affairs-with-employees Sun, 14 Mar 2021 08:31:30 +0100 bild-editor-steps-down-over-allegations-of-affairs-with-employees One of Germany's most acclaimed directors, Fatih Akin, hit back Saturday at criticism of his new film about a real-life serial killer, "The Golden Glove", charging that it exploits the female victims. https://www.thelocal.de/20190210/german-director-defends-serial-killer-against-metoo Sun, 10 Feb 2019 10:00:56 +0100 german-director-defends-serial-killer-against-metoo A German actress has filed a lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein alleging the disgraced movie mogul raped her in 2006 at the Cannes Film Festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20180822/german-actress-accuses-harvey-weinstein-of-rape Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:26:26 +0200 german-actress-accuses-harvey-weinstein-of-rape A coalition of more than 100 South Korean civic groups on Thursday condemned the Berlin film festival for inviting director Kim Ki-duk, who assaulted an actress, despite its support for the #MeToo campaign against abuse of women. https://www.thelocal.de/20180215/berlinale-slammed-for-inviting-south-korean-director-charged-wi Thu, 15 Feb 2018 13:46:30 +0100 berlinale-slammed-for-inviting-south-korean-director-charged-wi A South Korean actress has accused the Berlin film festival organisers of hypocrisy for inviting a director who assaulted her to this year's event while promoting it as a forum to tackle abuse in the industry. https://www.thelocal.de/20180211/abused-south-korean-actress-slams-hypocritical-berlin-filmfest Sun, 11 Feb 2018 09:23:04 +0100 abused-south-korean-actress-slams-hypocritical-berlin-filmfest The former Minister for Families Kristina Schröder said on Wednesday that the #MeToo debate was not necessarily a good thing for the German workplace. https://www.thelocal.de/20171227/metoo-debate-could-totally-sterilize-german-workplace-ex-families-minister-warn Wed, 27 Dec 2017 18:28:12 +0100 metoo-debate-could-totally-sterilize-german-workplace-ex-families-minister-warn