The series of sex scandals in the French entertainment industry triggered by the famous actor Gérard Depardieu currently show no signs of stopping. According to reports from many local media including Le Figaro, this new round of anti-sexual assault movement has expanded from women to men: following actresses such as Judith Godreche, there are also male actors who have recently come forward. , saying that he is also a victim of widespread sexual violence in the French film and television industry for decades, and hopes to receive delayed justice.
Francis Renaud claimed on social networking sites that he was sexually assaulted
The first person to come forward was the 56-year-old actor Francis Renaud. He entered the industry as early as 1989 and is not very famous. He mostly plays the second male role and has collaborated with directors such as Catherine Breillat, Cedric Klapis, and Alain Corneau. In addition to filming, he is enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings. In the past ten years, he has been busy endorsing various welfare projects for disabled children, which is quite praised by people.
The person he accused this time was far more famous than Renault himself. André Téchiné, born in 1943, is a famous French director who won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival as early as 1985. His representative works include "Wild Reeds", "My Favorite Season" and "When" We are 17 years old" etc. Looking through the resumes of the two, it seems that there is no record of cooperation. However, Renault posted a message on his personal social media this time, posting his own report record at the Evreux regional police station in France, accusing the famous director and a man named Gérard Moulevrier's casting director sexually harassed and assaulted him between 1988 and 2004.
In 2018, after the news of Francis Reno's performance at the first book signing of "The Fury at My Heart"
, the media re-searched for the memoir "La Rage au Cœur" (La Rage au Cœur) published by Reno six years ago and found that he wrote in it Once there, a certain big-name casting director told him: "If you want to be successful, sleep with me first. This is called the right of the first night." Then, the gentleman put his hand into his thigh and "held me gently through his pants. sexual organs".
Also in "My Heart Is Furious", the author also mentioned that Director Tessine once forcibly held his hand during a lunch and said: "My heart is so confused when I see you, Francis. You should Be bolder!" In this regard, Renault said that he still feels that Tessine at that time was like "a devil, enjoying the fun of holding the power of life and death."
According to Francis Reno's account in the book, after he refused the two men's advances, he was blacklisted by them and lost many performance opportunities. However, both parties sternly denied the above accusations in recent interviews with the media. Mourevier's lawyer stated that the casting director simply did not have that much power to blacklist an actor, so Reno's argument was simply untenable.
Andre Teichine
The great director Teichine's attitude is more tactful in comparison. He commissioned a lawyer to emphasize that his emotional but clumsy words made Francis Reno feel uncomfortable, and he wanted to apologize to him for this. Moreover, he admitted that he had another mistake, which he failed to realize at the time. In fact, in Reno's view, the relationship between the two was not equal due to their different identities as director and actor, so there was a forced misunderstanding. Therefore, he wants to apologize. However, on the other hand, the 80-year-old director also said it was a bit difficult to understand that this incident has led to criminal charges after many years.
On the other side, Francis Reno wrote three lines of large characters above the picture of the report record: "Never swallow it. Never forget. Never silence." In fact, his real-name accusation this time is also to echo Another actor, Aurélien Wiik, previously launched the #metoogarçons movement on social media.
The 43-year-old Weike revealed that when he entered the industry as a child star, he was sexually assaulted in the industry. Therefore, he called on men in the film and television industry to wake up quickly, speak out about their experiences, and take legal action. Soon, the keyword became a hot topic on French social media.Hundreds of men have expressed their opinions, and some relevant public welfare organizations have stated in interviews with the media that men are actually victims of social gender stereotypes, because the identity of victims of sexual violence is inconsistent with the masculine image that men want to portray. It doesn’t match up at all, so it’s harder to ask for help or find someone to talk to.
On March 3, local time, French Evreux District Prosecutor Remi Coutin told the media that they had indeed received a relevant report from Francis Reno, and had currently launched a preliminary investigation against Tessinet and others. However, he also emphasized that initially, the crimes alleged by Renault have expired, and if he was just touching his hands and saying that he was confused, it might not be classified as sexual harassment. Therefore, the prosecutor called on the outside world not to draw premature conclusions and sentence Tessine and others without trial.
Finally, the prosecutor emphasized that it would be difficult to issue clear criminal charges at this stage and said he had requested a second interview with the police and the accuser. If the investigation continues, the Evreux District Prosecutor's Office will transfer the case to the Paris Prosecutor's Office, because the relevant incidents actually occurred in Paris or the Paris Region.
