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“Bravo, pedophilia!” Adèle Haenel, star of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, and the film’s director Céline Sciamma walking out after child rapist Roman #Polanski won the best director award at the Césars, #France’s equivalent to the Oscars. h/t @alucarda

And here is Adèle Haenel waking out of the auditorium, waving her arm in disgust. It’s disgusting that the entire auditorium didn’t follow her out. h/t @aoifemrtn #Polanski #JaccusePolanski

“Shame on an industry that protects rapists.”

On Friday, #French police fired tear gas outside the #Paris concert hall hosting the César Film Awards in a clash with people protesting the director. nytimes.com/2020/02/28/mov…

#Polanski

“Distinguishing #Polanski is spitting in the face of all victims,” Adèle Haenel, said “It means raping women isn’t that bad.”

“If rape is an art, give Polanski all the Césars,” a host of French feminist organizations said in an open letter published in a leading newspaper.

Adèle Haenel, who said she’d suffered from sexual abuse in the French film industry, walked out after #Polanski won best director for “J’accuse” which had the most nominations at the Césars. Others followed her in walking out. I don’t know how many BUT ALL SHOULD HAVE!

Roman #Polanski was convicted of the statutory rape of a 13 year old in 1977.
The Polish-French director fled the US after his rape conviction in the 1970s.

He has since faced other accusations of sexual assault. google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.…

“The César's entire board resigned earlier this month amid the backlash. A general meeting is set to be held after the ceremony to elect a new board, which will look at implementing reforms and modernising the institution.”

#Polanski

#France's equality minister, Marlène Schiappa, had previously condemned the decision to nominate #Polanski's film, saying she found it "impossible that a hall gets up and applauds the film of a man accused of rape several times".