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Director Accused Of Abusing French Star Haenel Goes On Trial

A filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting French actor Adele Haenel when she was a minor goes on trial in Paris Monday, five years after her allegations fired France's #MeToo movement.

International Business Times · Dec 6, 2024

Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors

Authorities in France say a prominent French film director accused of sexual assault and violent, controlling behavior has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating the case

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

France Film Director Jacquot Charged With Raping Two Actors

A magistrate Wednesday charged prominent film director Benoit Jacquot for allegedly raping actors Julia Roy and Isild Le Besco, prosecutors said, in a high-profile MeToo case that has rocked France.

International Business Times · Jul 3, 2024

‘Explosive’ secret list of abusers set to upstage women’s big week at Cannes film festival

Crisis management team reported to be in place as Meryl Streep heads roster of female stars and directors collecting accolades

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024

French parliament to investigate sexual abuse in cinema

The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations.

Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2024

Actor Godreche Denounces Sexual Violence In Evidence To French Senate

Actor Judith Godreche on Thursday denounced France's "incestuous" film industry, urging authorities to reform French cinema to protect young actresses from sexual violence, in testimony to the Senate upper house.

International Business Times · Feb 29, 2024

Awards season comes as French actors accuse filmmakers of sex abuse in new #MeToo wave

As French cinema basks in Academy Awards attention, actors who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry.

France 24 · Feb 23, 2024

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon carry mother Jane Birkin’s coffin at Paris funeral

‘I see already the emptiness that she has left behind,’ Gainsbourg told the congregation

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023