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23.11.2022 - 22:51 / deadline.com
France’s César Academy has withdrawn actor Sofiane Bennacer from its recently announced annual Revelations list, following his indictment on allegations of rape and violence by four women.
Bennacer was among 32 rising stars on the list showcasing emerging talent, the latest edition of which was announced on November 16.
The Academy said its board, in agreement with the Revelations selection committee, had decided to remove Bennacer from the list following media reports he was undergoing investigation and had been placed under judicial control.
The academy said the move had been made, “without prejudice for the presumption of innocence and out of respect for the alleged victims”.
The body added that it had decided to launch a deeper reflection as soon as possible on whether rules around the organization of the César ceremony needed to be modified to set an automatic protocol for what should be done when a César candidate becomes the subject of a judicial process. Such a protocol does not currently exist.
The César Academy’s decision to withdraw Bennacer from the Revelations list so promptly is a sign of the changed climate at the body following a radical overhaul in 2020.
In recent years, the Academy has come under fire for its continued support of Roman Polanski, who is wanted in the U.S. for the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977 and has been accused by another five women of sexual assault and rape. Polanski denies the latter allegations.
The director has been nominated for the Césars multiple times over the past decade and won the best director for An Officer And A Spy in 2020, prompting actress Adèle Haenel and director Celine Sciamma to walk out of the ceremony in protest.
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