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French Appeals Court To Rule In Polanski Defamation Case

A Paris criminal court in May found Polanski, 91, not guilty of defaming Charlotte Lewis, 57, after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager (Credit: AFP)

A French appeals court is to decide Wednesday whether French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski owes a British actor damages after he was acquitted of allegedly defaming her when she accused him of rape.

A Paris criminal court in May found Polanski, 91, not guilty of defaming Charlotte Lewis, 57, after he said her rape accustion was a "heinous lie".

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