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French court confirms that rape charges against film director Luc Besson have been dropped

French film director Luc Besson AFP/Vasily Maximov

The Paris court of appeal on Tuesday confirmed the dropping of rape accusations against French film director Luc Besson, one of the highest profile controversies of the #MeToo era in the country.

Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy had accused Besson - director of the "Fifth Element" and "Leon" - of raping her over a two-year on-off relationship, and filed a complaint against him in May 2018.

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