Roman Polanski tried in France for alleged defamation of British actor

Filmmaker held to account for dismissing claim of 1983 sexual assault against Charlotte Lewis as ‘heinous lie’

The French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski will be tried in France on Tuesday over allegations that he defamed a British actor who accused him of sexual abuse in the 1980s.

The 90-year-old is wanted in the US over the rape of a 13-year-old in 1977 and faces several other accusations of alleged sexual assault dating back decades and past the statute of limitations – all claims he has rejected.

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