m Actress Judith Godreche called on France s film industry to "face the truth" on sexual violence and physical abuse Friday during the Cesar Awards ceremony, France s version of the Oscars. "We can decide that men accused of rape no longer rule the [French] cinema," Godreche said. "Let s have the courage to say out loud what we know quietly." Godreche, 51, recently accused two film directors of rape and sexual abuse when she was a teenager. She formally filed a complaint earlier this month, the Paris prosecutor said. She is accusing film director Benoi Jacquot, with whom she had a six-year relationship that started when she was 14, of rape and physical abuse. Jacquot is 25 years her senior. She is also accusing film director Jacques Doillon of sexual abuse while he was directing a film when she was 15. Doillon is 28 years older than her. Jacquot and Doillon have denied the allegations. Jacquot told the Le Monde newspaper that he "doesn t feel directly
Actress Judith Godreche received a standing ovation at the Cesar Awards on Friday as she spoke out against sexual violence in the French film industry.
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