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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Guillaume Daudin

France Detains Two Filmmakers Over Sexual Abuse Allegations

Jacquot (left) arrives at a Paris police station for questioning (Credit: AFP)

French authorities Monday detained leading arthouse film directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for questioning over accusations of sexual abuse, as a renewed #MeToo reckoning rocks France's film industry.

Their interrogation over the alleged abuse, some dating back to the 1980s and all of which they deny, comes as activists say cinema has too long provided cover for abuse.

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