A defamation lawsuit in Paris has been ordered against Roman Polanski following a complaint by actress Charlotte Lewis for remarks in which the filmmaker questioned the veracity of the sexual abuse of which she accuses him, it has been said. learned this Wednesday.
An order of August 30 returns to the Paris Criminal Court, on a date not yet fixed, Roman Polanski, 89, never tried until then in France in a file relating to these accusations of sexual abuse.
In press law, referral to court is almost automatic in such a procedure and the merits of the charges are examined at the hearing.
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