Ary Abittan was indicted on November 2, 2021 in Paris after filing a complaint for rape against a 21-year-old woman a few hours earlier. At the end of the investigation last July, the actor was placed in assisted witness status in view of the information gathered by the investigators.
Among the MeToo cases, his case symbolizes the difficulty for justice to determine consent in privacy. The comedian tells him that he has heard nothing, has never been rejected and regrets that his partner did not speak out.