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05-20-2018, 04:04 PM
'The Fifth Element' director Luc Besson under investigation for rape
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Luc Besson, director of The Fifth Element and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, is under investigation by French authorities for alleged rape.
The accusation comes from a formal complaint lodged by an unnamed 27-year-old French actress. A report from French media outlet Europe 1 (http://www.europe1.fr/societe/info-europe-1-luc-besson-vise-par-une-plainte-pour-viol-3657098) (h/t The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/luc-besson-accused-rape-report-1113429)) notes that the two have known each other for a number of years.*
SEE ALSO: Asia Argento: 'I was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at Cannes' (https://mashable.com/2018/05/19/asia-argento-cannes-harvey-weinstein-rape-speech/)
The complaint, which was brought forward on Friday morning, states that Besson added something to the accuser's tea during a meeting at Le Bristol, a Paris hotel. It goes on to state that she fell unconscious after drinking the beverage, and she awoke to the director "touching and penetrating her" (THR's words). Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/19/luc-besson-rape-accusation/)
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Luc Besson, director of The Fifth Element and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, is under investigation by French authorities for alleged rape.
The accusation comes from a formal complaint lodged by an unnamed 27-year-old French actress. A report from French media outlet Europe 1 (http://www.europe1.fr/societe/info-europe-1-luc-besson-vise-par-une-plainte-pour-viol-3657098) (h/t The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/luc-besson-accused-rape-report-1113429)) notes that the two have known each other for a number of years.*
SEE ALSO: Asia Argento: 'I was raped by Harvey Weinstein here at Cannes' (https://mashable.com/2018/05/19/asia-argento-cannes-harvey-weinstein-rape-speech/)
The complaint, which was brought forward on Friday morning, states that Besson added something to the accuser's tea during a meeting at Le Bristol, a Paris hotel. It goes on to state that she fell unconscious after drinking the beverage, and she awoke to the director "touching and penetrating her" (THR's words). Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/19/luc-besson-rape-accusation/)
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