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VisitParis Court Acquits Roman Polanski of Defamation Charges Brought by Charlotte Lewis
May 14, 2024, 02:50 PM
A Paris court has acquitted filmmaker Roman Polanski, 90, of defamation charges brought by British actress Charlotte Lewis, 56. Lewis had accused Polanski of raping her when she was a teenager and claimed he defamed her by calling her a liar in a 2019 interview. The court's decision has left Lewis devastated, and she has announced plans to appeal the ruling.
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