‘French Oscars’ bars these investigated for sexual misconduct
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By AFP
PARIS: The Cesar Awards, France’s model of the Oscars, stated Monday that anybody being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct could be barred from its ceremony subsequent month.
There had been fears of protests on the occasion on February 25 over the newest #MeToo furore involving newcomer Sofiane Bennacer, who’s being investigated by police on two allegations of rape and certainly one of violence in opposition to a associate.
Bennacer, 25, who denies any wrongdoing, had been seen as an awards frontrunner for his half in “Les Amandiers” (titled “Forever Young” overseas) a couple of sexually promiscuous group of drama college students within the Eighties.
It additionally follows protests on the 2020 ceremony when Roman Polanski, convicted of raping a toddler within the Nineteen Seventies, received the perfect director — which triggered a significant reorganisation of the Cesar Academy.
In an announcement, the Academy stated anybody dealing with a possible jail sentence for “violence, notably of (a) sexual or sexist nature” could be excluded from the approaching ceremony.
“It has been decided not to highlight people who may have been put in question by the judiciary for acts of violence,” it stated, including that the step was being taken “out of respect for the victims”, even when they had been solely “presumed” victims.
Bennacer was dropped from the lengthy checklist of attainable nominees in November after contemporary allegations surfaced within the media.
The director of “Les Amandiers”, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi (additionally stated to be Bennacer’s girlfriend), denounced “a media lynching”.
She admitted on Instagram that the movie’s producers had been conscious of allegations in opposition to Bennacer through the casting, “but I told them these rumours would not stop me and I couldn’t envision making the film without him.”
Her well-known sister, singer and former French First Lady Carla Bruni, stated the actor’s remedy undermined the presumption of innocence, “one of the foundations of our democracy”.
The Cesar Academy stated it was nonetheless debating whether or not individuals with sexual misconduct allegations and convictions needs to be banned completely from future nominations and awards, with a call due within the coming weeks.
PARIS: The Cesar Awards, France’s model of the Oscars, stated Monday that anybody being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct could be barred from its ceremony subsequent month.
There had been fears of protests on the occasion on February 25 over the newest #MeToo furore involving newcomer Sofiane Bennacer, who’s being investigated by police on two allegations of rape and certainly one of violence in opposition to a associate.
Bennacer, 25, who denies any wrongdoing, had been seen as an awards frontrunner for his half in “Les Amandiers” (titled “Forever Young” overseas) a couple of sexually promiscuous group of drama college students within the Eighties.
It additionally follows protests on the 2020 ceremony when Roman Polanski, convicted of raping a toddler within the Nineteen Seventies, received the perfect director — which triggered a significant reorganisation of the Cesar Academy.
In an announcement, the Academy stated anybody dealing with a possible jail sentence for “violence, notably of (a) sexual or sexist nature” could be excluded from the approaching ceremony.
“It has been decided not to highlight people who may have been put in question by the judiciary for acts of violence,” it stated, including that the step was being taken “out of respect for the victims”, even when they had been solely “presumed” victims.
Bennacer was dropped from the lengthy checklist of attainable nominees in November after contemporary allegations surfaced within the media.
The director of “Les Amandiers”, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi (additionally stated to be Bennacer’s girlfriend), denounced “a media lynching”.
She admitted on Instagram that the movie’s producers had been conscious of allegations in opposition to Bennacer through the casting, “but I told them these rumours would not stop me and I couldn’t envision making the film without him.”
Her well-known sister, singer and former French First Lady Carla Bruni, stated the actor’s remedy undermined the presumption of innocence, “one of the foundations of our democracy”.
The Cesar Academy stated it was nonetheless debating whether or not individuals with sexual misconduct allegations and convictions needs to be banned completely from future nominations and awards, with a call due within the coming weeks.
