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Prominent director targeted in French cinema's #MeToo wave charged with rape, assault of actors

Authorities in France say a prominent French film director accused of sexual assault and violent, controlling behavior has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating the case

The Independent UK

France Film Director Jacquot Charged With Raping Two Actors

A magistrate Wednesday charged prominent film director Benoit Jacquot for allegedly raping actors Julia Roy and Isild Le Besco, prosecutors said, in a high-profile MeToo case that has rocked France.

International Business Times

French directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon detained over sexual assault allegations

Both men have denied Judith Godrèche’s claims of abuse

The Independent UK

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France Detains Two Filmmakers Over Sexual Abuse Allegations

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.

International Business Times

French filmmakers Jacquot and Doillon in custody over sexual abuse claims

French authorities on Monday detained leading film directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for questioning over accusations of sexual abuse. The two men arrived at a Paris police station on Monday morning, accompanied by their lawyers.

Radio France Internationale

Paris theatre cancels Asterix actor Edouard Baer’s shows after sexual assault allegations

French actor is accused of harassing and assaulting six women between 2013 and 2021

The Independent UK

‘Explosive’ secret list of abusers set to upstage women’s big week at Cannes film festival

Crisis management team reported to be in place as Meryl Streep heads roster of female stars and directors collecting accolades

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French parliament to investigate sexual abuse in cinema

The French parliament on Thursday agreed to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors after several recent allegations.

Radio France Internationale

Actor Godreche Denounces Sexual Violence In Evidence To French Senate

Actor Judith Godreche on Thursday denounced France's "incestuous" film industry, urging authorities to reform French cinema to protect young actresses from sexual violence, in testimony to the Senate upper house.

International Business Times

Awards season comes as French actors accuse filmmakers of sex abuse in new #MeToo wave

As French cinema basks in Academy Awards attention, actors who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry.

France 24

Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon carry mother Jane Birkin’s coffin at Paris funeral

‘I see already the emptiness that she has left behind,’ Gainsbourg told the congregation

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