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Roman Polanski Defamation Trial Begins In Paris
British actor Charlotte Lewis brought the claim against Polanski.
In 2010, Lewis accused Polanski of sexually assaulting her “in the worst possible way” in 1983 when she was in Paris for a casting appointment, aged 16. Polanski, director of films including The Pianist, Chinatown, and Rosemary’s Baby, remains a lightning rod for controversy in the industry and beyond. Upon learning that the judge planned to reject his plea deal and impose a prison term instead of probation, he fled to Paris.
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