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Director Luc Besson was accused of rape in 2018 by actress Sand Van Roy, who was in his 2017 movie 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.' After the French court's decision Wednesday, his lawyer said it 'puts a definitive end' to the case
France's top appeals court on Wednesday rejected a request to reopen a rape claim against film director Luc Besson, ending one of the most high-profile cases to emerge in the country's MeToo movement against sexual assault.She filed the initial complaint for rape in May 2018 hours after meeting Besson, before filing another complaint two months later for other alleged rapes and sexual assaults.
Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy accused Besson, director of The Fifth Element and Leon - of raping her during a two-year on-off relationship, and filed a complaint against him in May 2018.
France's Cour de Cassation, the equivalent of the U.S.'s Supreme Court, reportedly cleared famous director Luc Besson of rape charges Wednesday.
The case had initially been dropped in February 2019 citing lack of evidence. Now, the top appeals court says there was 'no reason to justify pursuing an appeal' of the previous rulings.