Roman Polanski charged in France for alleged defamation of accuser
This comes after the filmmaker described a British actor who accused his of sexual abuse as a liar.French magistrates have charged veteran Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski with defamation after he described as a liar a British actor who accused him of sexual abuse, his lawyer said Friday.
Polanski is wanted in the US for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and has also faced accusations of other sexual assaults, including by British actor Charlotte Lewis. Polanski's lawyer Herve Temime told AFP that the pressing of charges was"automatic" in defamation cases and welcomed the prospect of trial as the way of bringing out of the truth.
"What is not heard in the media can now come out in court," he said, adding that his client was"perfectly calm" about the case.Lewis' lawyer Benjamin Chouai said that in a long interview published by Paris Match in 2019, Polanski dismissed the actor as a"liar" and a"fabulist".. In 2010 she had accused him in Los Angeles of sexual abuse in his Paris apartment in the 1980s when she was 16.
In his Paris Match interview, Polanski referred to quotes attributed to Lewis in a 1999 interview with the British tabloid News of the World expressing her desire for him.French stars, including celebrated actor Adele Haenel, walked out of France's annual celebration of cinema, Les Cesars, in protest last year after Polanski was awarded for his filmIn times of uncertainty you need journalism you can trust.
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