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The 75-year-old Wedel, who made several hit
German TV series, was accused in the magazine of Die Zeit weekly
by actresses Patricia Thielemann and Jany Tempel of sexual
assault in separate incidents in his hotel rooms in 1991 and
1996.
Wedel denied the allegations in a statement issued by his
lawyers and published on the website of the Bad Hersfeld theater
festival that he has run since 2015.
"The allegations made against him by several actresses are
inaccurate and unjustified. He has never been violent in any way
to these or any other women," the lawyers' statement said.
The lawyers said he regretted that he had sometimes subjected
actors and actresses to tough and even insulting criticism on
set, but said that this never had any connection to the alleged
attacks.
As many women around the world and some men shared accounts of
harassment in the wake of abuse allegations against Weinstein,
Wedel said in November he himself had been harassed by gay
directors and actors as a young man but had resisted.
Weinstein, accused of sexual harassment by more than 50 women,
has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.
(Reporting by Emma Thomasson; editing by Mark Heinrich)
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