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Maïwenn Fined $435 For Assaulting French Journalist
French director Maïwenn has been fined $435 (€400) for assaulting a leading French journalist in the lead-up to Cannes, according to French media reports. The charges relate to an incident last Mar…
The charges relate to an incident last March when the actress-director came across Edwy Plenel, co-founder and editor-in-chief of investigative news website online Mediapart, in a Paris restaurant. According to radio network FranceInfo, Maïwenn was ordered by a Paris court to pay the fine ($435) on the charges of “voluntary violence without interruption of work. Maïwenn previously admitted to the assaulting Plenel on live TV days on chat show Quotidien just before the Jeanne du Barry world premiere at Cannes.
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