The oldest daughter of legendary German actor Klaus Kinski , claims her father sexually abused her starting from the age of five.
In an exclusive interview with German magazine Stern , to be published on Thursday, Kinski said her father violently abused her, raping her multiple time, over a period of 14 years.
Kinski, best known for his work with director Werner Herzog on films such as Fitzcarraldo and Aguirre: The Wrath of God , died in 1991.
In a new autobiography published in Germany entitled Kindermund - which can be roughly translated as Out of the Mouths of Babes - Pola Kinski, now 60, details the abuse she said she suffered at his hands. She is the actor's eldest daughter by his first wife, singer Gislinde Kuhlbeck . The two divorced in 1955.
Pola Kinski initially lived with her mother, but movedout when her mother met another man. Speaking to Stern , Kinski said her father took advantage of her situation, taking her with him on work across Europe.
She said he was violently abusive towards her, throwing her against the wall and raping her and then compensating by showering her with expensivegifts. He saw her as "his little sex object, bedded on a silk cushion," Pola Kinski said. "I didn't want to, buthe didn't care. He just took whatever he wanted."
Pola Kinski - like her half-siblings Nastassja and Nikolai Kinski - is also known for her acting work, having appeared in several German TV movies, as well as on stage. A mother of three, she is now retired.
The late Klaus Kinski is already a divisive and controversial figure in Germany. His violent outbursts on set - famously captured on film in Herzog's documentary My Favorite Enemy - are the stuff of legend. Pola Kinski said she is coming out with her accusations now, because she is sick of the idolization of her father in some German media.
"I can't hear it anymore: 'Your father! Great! A genius! I always liked him," she said. "The idolization has only gotten worse since his death."
It was learnt that the arrest of the lecturer had led to the busting of a syndicate that specialized in extorting money from students in the institution. Informed sources at the university revealed that the suspect, said to have strong links in the committee constituted by management to coordinate students' inter-faculty movement every academic session, used his vantage position to compel the female student to pay N150,000 to approve her request for a switch from the Faculty of Arts to the Law faculty.
It was gathered that the student, who could not immediately raise the money, following pressure mounted on her by the lecturer, reported to another lecturer, who decried the planned extortion and encouraged her to formally lodge a complaint with the higher authority in the institution. Following the advice,the student played along and called the lecturer that she could only raise N100, 000, which she was promptly directed to pay into a certain account given her by the lecturer.
Luck, however, ran against the lecturer when he called the girl's mobile phone, asking her to discontinue the bank arrangement and instead, to bring the money to him in his office, just when she was going to pay the money into the bank account earlier given to her. Sources told Daily Sun that no sooner that the female student delivered the marked money to the lecturer than the alerted personnel from the security unit swooped on the unsuspecting lecturer and handed him over to the police.
A search in the lecturer's office by the university security personnel was said to have led to the discoveryof a list of 18 students, including the female student who paid the N100, 000.00. When contacted, the PublicRelations Officer of the university, Mr Harrison Osarenren, confirmed the report, saying "with the arrest, we will try and rid the system of bad eggs."
However her fiance Tunde Ijaduola has been embroiled in lots of controversy and accusations.He bared his mind in an interview
excerpts below:
On Bisi's Jeep and Property
I didnt take Bisi's property. I don't think it is a proper thing for family members to be fighting me for Bisi's property less than 24 hours after Bisi's death when we should be mourning her.
Bisi died at age 27 and it is sad.
I am sending the Honda Pilot (vehicle) back to them, sadly enough Bisi's parents do not have issues with me but her extended family members.
Please note I have given them time and place to pick the car.
On the Accusation that he went back to pack Bisi's belongings while she was ill
I came back to Nigeria on October 24th 2012.
Bisi and I left the Ikorodu flat on October 26th 2012 and till now (as I speak), I have never been to the Ikorodu apartment I rented for her. It is shocking what I am hearing. When I meet Bisi, she was living in Ajao Estateand I was the one who rented the Ikorodu apartment forher.
On accusations that he was "hiding" Bisi while she was ill
I had to change Bisi's numbers because she needed rest. When she was ill people kept calling her for work.
His Opinion on the Cause of Bisi's Illness
It is sad that Bisi died the way she did. One of the main issues between me and her family was that when Bisi's sickness dragged on, I went spiritual and we were told her problems were spiritual but her family didn't allow us to take her for spiritual care.
"I Loved Bisi"
I loved Bisi till she died and she loved me. What property of bisi will I take? Please go and ask about me. I am from a good family background and we are comfortable. My father retired as a permanent secretary in Lagos and I have a thriving car business.
On reconciling to his ex-wife after Bisi's death
All that is crap! Till Bisi died she was my wife and I will forever cherish her.
Bisi's death is so sad. May her soul rest in peace. We hope that all family issues are settled as soon as possible.
