An abuse trial began in Paris last week against star director Roman Polanski. Now another woman has filed a lawsuit.
An abuse case has been ongoing in the USA against the French-Polish star director Roman Polanski for over 40 years. Polanski is said to have raped a 13-year-old girl in actor Jack Nicholson’s villa in 1977.
In California, an unnamed woman has now filed a civil lawsuit against the director and is making serious allegations: Polanski is said to have drunk and raped the then minor in his home in Los Angeles in 1973, the plaintiff’s lawyer said on Tuesday (local time). a press conference. A judge has scheduled the trial for August 2025.
Polanski gave the then minor tequila in a restaurant and in his house. She felt sick. She later woke up in the director’s bed and defended herself against Polanski’s sexual assaults. According to the plaintiff’s statements, he ignored her “no.”
Roman Polanski on the run from the US authorities
Roman Polanski had his lawyers reject the allegations. After the abuse trial 40 years ago, the director is on the run from the US authorities. At that time, Polanski pleaded guilty – but did not admit to rape, but instead spent 42 days in psychiatric custody for “forbidden sexual intercourse with a minor”. Polanski fled to Paris one day before his sentence was officially announced to avoid an extension of his prison sentence – and since then he has avoided the states as well as countries with an extradition agreement to the USA.
Polanski does not have to appear in court in a civil case, lawyer Gloria Allred said at the press conference. In such lawsuits with claims for damages, an out-of-court settlement is often reached instead of a trial.
Trial against Polanski started in Paris
Another trial against Polanski started in Paris last week. This is also about sexual violence, but only indirectly. He has to answer in court for defamation. British actress Charlotte Lewis told the court that Polanski sexually abused her 40 years ago when she was a teenager. Now she accuses him of accusing her of lying. “He knew I was 16,” she told the court. She remained silent for so long because she was not aware that it was a case of rape. Lewis only commented publicly on the matter in 2010. She did not file a lawsuit because she said she believed the case was time-barred.
Sources: DPA, ,
Source: Stern
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
