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French court clears director Roman Polanski of defamation against Charlotte Lewis

Director Roman Polanski at an international film festival in Krakow, Poland, 2 May 2018. © AP file photo

The Paris criminal court has acquitted filmmaker Roman Polanski of defamation against British actress Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

The verdict relates to the charge of defamation and not over the Lewis’ rape accusation against Polanski.

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