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French Film Industry & Cannes Film Festival Reportedly Bracing For Avalanche Of #MeToo Accusations

The rumors come amid a fresh #MeToo wave in France, sparked by actress and filmmaker Judith Godrèche’s decision to speak up about sexual abuse she says suffered as a teenager at the hands of director Benoît Jacquot. The speculation may come to nothing but an article by French newspaper Le Figaro last weekend headlined “#MeToo: before the Cannes Film Festival, the cinema industry is in a cold sweat” has sent the local rumor mill into overdrive. Le Figaro revealed that Cannes Film Festival president Iris Knobloch has hired an unnamed crisis management PR firm to help the event weather the potential approaching storm.

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