French #MeToo movement in court as director accused of abusing Adèle Haenel goes on trial
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Film director Christophe Ruggia will go on trial on Monday on charges of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French cinema. open image in gallery Actress Adele Haenel poses as she arrives to attend the Cesar award ceremony, the equivalent of the Oscars, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 in Paris Haenel has become the first famous face of the #MeToo movement in France, where the movement has received a much more tepid reaction than in the United States. Haenel accuses Ruggia of abusing her from the age of 12 to 15, during and after the filming of “The Devils,” which tells the story of two abandoned siblings searching for their home.
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