French actor Adèle Haenel confronts director in sexual assault trial
Since then, actor Gérard Depardieu has been accused of rape and is due to stand trial next year. Film directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon have also been accused of rape and sexual offences by actress Judith Godrèche.
French Director Christophe Ruggia Faces 5-Year Prison Sentence in Sexual Assault Trial
Paris prosecutors have requested a five-year prison sentence for filmmaker Christophe Ruggia over sexual assault charges involving actor Adele Haenel when she was a minor, Le Monde reports. Haenel is the star of the Cannes prize-winning film "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" and "BPM.
French Rugby Players Are Cleared of Sexual Assault in Argentina
An Argentine court has dropped aggravated sexual assault charges against two professional French rugby players accused of raping a woman after a match in the country earlier this year
French #MeToo: Christophe Ruggia Faces 5-Yr Prison Sentence With 3 Years Suspended
The Paris prosecutor’s office has requested five years in prison, with three years suspended, for French director Christophe Ruggia in relation to accusations by actress Adèle Haenel that he sexually assaulted her when she was a minor.
Landmark French #MeToo Trial Over Sexual Assault Allegations Against Director Christophe Ruggia By Adèle Haenel Kicks Off In Paris
The trial of French director Christophe Ruggia, who is accused of sexually assaulting Portrait of a Lady on Fire actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor, kicked off in Paris on Monday. The two-day hearing comes five years after Haenel went public in 2019 with accusations against Ruggia in an interview with investigative website
French Film Director Accused of Abusing Actress Adèle Haenel Goes on Trial
PARIS (Reuters) - French film director Christophe Ruggia goes on trial on Monday on charges of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French cinema.
French director faces trial over alleged assault on teen star
The trial of French director Christophe Ruggia, accused of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor, has begun in Paris. "When I refused to have sex, he got angry," she stated. In 2019,
French director Ruggia faces trial in landmark #MeToo case
The trial of the French director Christophe Ruggia, accused of sexually harassing actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor, has begun in Paris. "When I didn't agree to sex, he would get angry," she stated.
Macron ponders political truce as he struggles to find new French premier
French President Emmanuel Macron is exploring a non-aggression pact with moderate parties of left and right under which he ...
French troubles won't undermine Europe’s strong foundation–Peacock
France faces political paralysis, its debt exceeds 110% of GDP, and its cost of borrowing recently eclipsed that of Greece, ...
Macron Aims to Deter French Far Right With Bid to Avoid Vote
France’s Emmanuel Macron aims to avoid calling fresh legislative elections before the end of his term, an official close the ...
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Paris court upholds dismissal of case against French soldiers' inaction in Rwanda
The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled to uphold the dismissal of an investigation handed down in October 2023 into the failure ...
Stellantis-backed ACC to expand French gigafactory
Battery maker Automotive Cells Company (ACC) is set to sign a new loan to finance the second production block of its ...
Mbappé speaks to French TV station for first time about reports of a rape investigation in Sweden
Kylian Mbappé says he reacted with disbelief when he saw media reports from Sweden two months ago that he was the subject of ...
An Entrepreneur Plans to Revive a French Family Watch Brand
Eberjax, she said, was an amalgamation of Courtet family names: “My grandfather, which is Emile, and then my uncles, Bernard ...
French power supply disrupted by striking workers
Some 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of French power production was disrupted by a strike by workers at nuclear and hydro facilities ...