Actress walk out of César ceremony after Roman Polanski wins
Adèle Haenel, a French actress, walked out of the César
awards ceremony in Paris on Friday after Roman Polanski won an award.
The actress left the ceremony after Polanski, 86, won the
award for best director. The César awards are considered France's equivalent of
the Oscars.
The awards have been marred with controversy since
nominating Polanski, whose film "An Officer and a Spy" earned 12
nominations. Polanski also won for best adapted screenplay.
Haenel's walkout was seemingly in protest to the director's
win following allegations of sexual assault, including his 1977 conviction of
statutory rape of a 13-year-old.
Polanski was not present at the ceremony, having previously
stated that he feared for his safety, according to BBC.
Haenel, who said she was sexually abused as a child by
another director, reportedly left the room saying, "Shame!"
The actress, 31, was followed out of the ceremony by
director Céline Sciamma.
Comedian and actress Florence Foresti presented at the
awards and did not return to the stage following Polanski's win, writing
"disgusted" on her Instagram story afterward.
Protestors gathered outside of the ceremony's venue ahead of
the awards, and the César's entire board resigned in February after facing
backlash.
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