[2], She appears in supporting roles in two EuropaCorp productions. Sand Van Roy. [4], In 2020, Van Roy became an ambassador of foundation Stichting Cassandra which defends the interests of victims of sexual and psychological violence. Mr Besson has admitted having a relationship with Van Roy but denied he had raped her. One actress later told prosecutors that she had to escape on "her hands and knees" from an audition in Besson's Paris office in 2002. Ms Van Roy, 28, had minor roles in his films Taxi 5 and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The actress is one of nine women who allege they were assaulted or harassed by one of the most powerful figures in French cinema. Besides his legal woes, Mr Besson is facing financial ruin after a series of box office failures that have plunged his 20-year old film studio EuropaCorp to the brink of bankruptcy. A source close to the new investigation told AFP preliminary inquiries into accusations by another woman are still underway in Paris. Paris prosecutors had dropped the case due to lack of evidence eight months ago but Ms Van Roy filed for fresh charges.

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The director Luc Besson in 2014. DIRECTOR Luc Besson has been accused of raping an actress and keeping her as a “sex puppet” during a film project. But the …

[1] She was involved in the launch of Funny Bones, an English-language Youtube channel.

Dutch actress Sand Van Roy made a statement at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival with body art, giving out a #MeToo message. The Paris prosecutor’s office said he would face no charges in connection with accusations by the actress Sand Van Roy. Police questioned Mr Besson about the accusations in October 2018. ‘moral imperative’, Francis Drake's cup displayed with links to slavery for first time, Minister forced to write to MPs to try and get troop protection bill through parliament, High Streets will die if green roads revolutions bans cars, Transport Secretary warned, Government agencies paying thousands to become 'Diversity Champions' for gay-rights charity, PM let himself be bounced into national lockdown far too soon, say Tory dissenters, Blue Wall MPs in talks to direct donor funds away from Tory HQ, How the second national lockdown will impact schools, shops and gyms, Fears Covid could scupper EU trade deal talks, Hard-left activist group urges Corbynistas to stay in Labour and ‘fight back’, We face 'greatest test of our mental health' this winter and must learn from first wave mistakes, experts warn, Boris Johnson confirms second national lockdown for England from Thursday.

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“I looked at myself and said: ‘You have lied to the people you love.’ I did what I should have done for the past 40 years and had always refused to do: go and see a shrink.”. Besson’s representatives say he categorically denies any type of inappropriate or reprehensible behaviour. "I did not rape that woman, I have never raped a woman in my life," he told BFMTV. It did not only happen once, it happened several times during our 20 years of marriage," he added, paying tribute to his wife Virginie for sticking with him despite his affairs. I never drugged this woman as has been said," he said in extracts from the interview. Sand Van Roy is a Dutch actress and advocate for victims of sexual violence. But his lawyers said that prosecutors had closed their inquiry into the alleged rapes, which Besson had always denied. Luc Besson se défend ce soir sur BFMTV dans un entretien au long des accusations de viols portées contre lui par l’actrice Sand Van Roy en 2018. Sand Van Roy, victime présumée de Luc Besson, raconte sa version des faits : « Ça n'avait jamais été aussi violent » Une enquête est toujours en cours In an interview with Nouvel Obs, Ms Van Roy said: "He was like a guru; I was under his sway.
French film director Luc Besson on Tuesday denied raping or drugging a young actress in his first public reaction to the allegations. All rights reserved. Sand Van Roy is an actress and writer, known for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets … [3], On May 19th 2019, she protested the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Honneur being given to Alain Delon by walking the red carpet with a temporary tattoo that read "Stop violence against women". The tearful denial came four days after a judge reopened a rape investigation into the maker of The Fifth Element, which was brought by the Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy, who claimed that Mr Besson had repeatedly raped her over a two-year period. Ms Van Roy, 28, had minor roles in his films Taxi 5 and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Il y a quelques mois, Sand Van Roy, une comédienne belgo-néerlandaise, accusait Luc Besson de viol. Actor Sand Van Roy had accused him of repeatedly raping her, Tue 26 Feb 2019 08.42 GMT A French court has reopened the investigation of rape charges against Luc Besson… Mr Besson is bringing out an autobiography this week called Enfant Terrible. EuropaCorp previously held discussions with several high-profile companies, including Netflix, but the talks froze after the rape allegations emerged. Retour sur une affaire pleine de rebondissements. Besson had denounced the claims as “fantasist accusations”. Mr Besson has admitted having a relationship with Van Roy but denied he had raped her. In May 2018, during a period marked by the Harvey Weinstein case, she filed a complaint against Luc Besson for rape; Luc Besson's lawyer, Thierry Marembert, stated that the director "still denies the charges brought against him".

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© 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Actress Sand Van Roy filed a judicial appeal after prosecutors dismissed charges earlier this year. "I betrayed my wife and my children. In an emotional exchange, Mr Besson, 60, said that he had a relationship with Ms Van Roy and had made "some mistakes".