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Sexual violence and harassment ‘endemic’ in French entertainment industry, report finds
Attitudes in France ‘barely evolving’ amid ‘collective denial’ years after the #MeToo movement began, according to parliamentary commission
The Green MP Sandrine Rousseau and the centrist Erwan Balanant found that sexual violence, harassment and bullying were “systemic, endemic and persistent” in all sectors of the French culture and entertainment industry, from TV and cinema to theatre, radio, comedy, advertising, rock and classical music. After a five-month inquiry, in which they described receiving “overwhelming” testimony from almost 400 people, including actors and industry workers, the politicians said attitudes in France were “barely evolving” many years after the#MeToo movement began. The French MPs Sandrine Rousseau (right) and Erwan Balanant present the parliamentary commission’s final report into sexual violence in the entertainment sector on Wednesday 9 April 2025.
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