French Court Acquits Roman Polanski of Defaming Charlotte Lewis

May 14, 2024, 01:35 PM

A French court has acquitted filmmaker Roman Polanski of defamation charges brought by British actor Charlotte Lewis. Lewis, 56, had accused Polanski of raping her when she was a teen and claimed he defamed her by calling her a liar in a 2019 interview and waging a smear campaign against her. The Paris court ruled that Polanski did not defame Lewis, leaving her devastated by the decision.