At an indication in Berlin: “They eat our babies” – Xavier Naidoo shocks once more with weird statements | EUROtoday

Shortly after his comeback, soul singer Xavier Naidoo irritated individuals with weird statements at an indication in Berlin in entrance of the Federal Chancellery. “We’re talking about man-eaters,” stated the 54-year-old on the sidelines of the “Stop Sexual Violence Against Children” occasion, apparently referring to the Epstein information. “We’re not talking about normal sex trafficking and young women and stuff. Nah, they eat our babies.”

The musician answered questions from individuals and reporters on the small demonstration on Tuesday. He additionally stated sentences like: “I can’t live with child eaters” or “I’m sure we’ve all eaten human flesh, yes. Yes. Unknowingly, we’ve probably all eaten a human being.”

The corresponding video will be seen on social media. The occasion in entrance of the Chancellery was accompanied by media and streamers from the right-wing extremist and conspiracy ideology spectrum.

The organizers of the demonstration distanced themselves from Naidoo’s look in a press release on Instagram. The singer and different actors had exploited “the place for their own purposes”.

The Baden-Württemberg anti-Semitism commissioner Michael Blume assesses Naidoo’s selection of phrases as radicalizing. “In the past, Xavier Naidoo laid the trail to anti-Semitism with very clear references such as ‘Tothschild’ and unfortunately did not deal with this credibly,” stated Blume. “A large part of his followers will therefore also adopt the terms ‘child-eater’ and ‘man-eater’ as anti-Jewish conspiracy myths.” This may be very harmful.

Naidoo has lengthy attracted consideration for his statements in reference to conspiracy tales, which additionally contained anti-Semitic ciphers. Years in the past, a video induced a stir during which he unfold theories of the US QAnon conspiracy ideology, in accordance with which blood was allegedly drawn from kids in satanic rituals. In the previous, he additionally believed that the earth was not spherical.

In April 2022, the musician from Mannheim shocked everybody with a video during which he apologized and distanced himself from excessive positions. He defined on the time that he was “blinded” by conspiracy tales. Naidoo withdrew from the massive phases.

He solely celebrated his comeback in December. According to the organizers, the opening live performance of his tour in Cologne was offered out with 16,000 tickets. At the tip of January he launched a single, his first since 2019.

Two instances are nonetheless ongoing in opposition to Naidoo

Two instances of sedition in opposition to Naidoo are nonetheless pending on the Mannheim regional courtroom. According to the general public prosecutor’s workplace, this includes content material with a Holocaust denying and anti-Semitic character that was distributed by way of a Telegram channel. It continues to be unclear whether or not important proceedings shall be opened, because the courtroom confirmed. Naidoo’s attorneys deny the allegations and assert the musician’s innocence.

The US investor Epstein, who’s networked within the highest circles of politics and enterprise, is claimed to have abused greater than a thousand minors and younger ladies and in some instances handed them on to celebrities. He was first convicted in 2008 of inciting a minor to interact in prostitution. In 2019 he was arrested once more on suspicion of sexual abuse of minors. In August 2019, he was discovered hanging in his New York jail cell.