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Roman Polanski Cleared of Defamation in Case Tied to Charlotte Lewis Rape Allegation

Roman Polanski was cleared of defamation after the British actress Charlotte Lewis sued him for calling her rape allegation against him a lie.

Roman Polanski was cleared of defamation charges in France in a case tied to a rape allegation brought by the British actress Charlotte Lewis. Most infamously, Polanski pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to having sex with a 13-year-old, Samantha Geimer, in 1977, after which he fled back to his home country of France, which does not extradite his citizens. Polanski is also now facing a new civil suit in Los Angeles, brought by an anonymous woman who has accused the filmmaker of giving her alcohol and raping her in 1973 when she was underage.

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