Director Luc Besson Still Under Judicial Review After Private Hearing for His Rape Case Celebrity The 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' filmmaker has been assigned the status of an 'assisted witness' in rape allegation made against him by actress Sand Van Roy. Jan 27, 2021 AceShowbiz - Filmmaker Luc Besson is still under judicial review in France as an "assisted witness" as his rape case with Belgian actress Sand Van Roy continues. Examining magistrate Marie-Claire Noiriel assigned the new status following a private hearing with Besson on Monday (25Jan21), which was part of an ongoing judicial review sparked by a civil complaint filed by Van Roy, who appeared in the director's movies "