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Alain Jean-Robert

French Court Acquits Director Polanski In Defamation Trial

Lewis had told the court the comments nearly destroyed her life (Credit: AFP)

A French court on Tuesday acquitted French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski of defaming British actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

Polanski, 90, was not in court for the verdict at the Paris criminal court.

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