He describes grooming Gailey on the drive to the photoshoot: I asked when shed first started having sex, he writes, as if thats a normal thing for a 43-year-old man to ask a 13-year-old girl. - le Fonds Culturel Franco Amricain - lARP Id say that a number of these (American) one-hit wonders and struggling Indie folks appear to want to install themselves in more-accomplished company. He raped a child. Marc Guidoni These people who hold such power over the media, have a duty to defend the victim not this unrepentant, repulsive excuse for of a man. Broadly reached out to Anderson to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. After Roman Polanski 's 2009 arrest in Switzerland for the 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl, more than 100 actors and directors united to release a petition urging for his . Stuck on 'Quordle' #401? Christian Carion Kent Jones Polanskis autobiography was written seven years after his arrest, and his account of the crime does not smack of a man overly burdened with feelings of guilt. Claude Lanzmann What happened to the feminists? And, to anyone calling this a case of morals: This is not an example of American Puritanical values gone wrong. It is also irrelevant if her mother was trying to vicariously enjoy a brush with stardom. I might not like it, but I can separate the man from his work. But to be honest, there are very few "Hollywood" names on the list and a ton of European names on the list. That does not make what he did any better. Im deeply disappointed in the people that signed this shameful petition. Michael A. Russ Erika Abrams, Fatih Akin, Yves Alberty, Stephane Allagnon, Woody Allen, Pedro Almodvar, Gianni Amelio, Greta Amend, Wes Anderson, Michel Andrieu, Roger Andrieux, Pascale Angelini, Yannick Angelloznicoud Jean-Jacques Annaud, Tomas Arana, Frdric Aranzueque-Arrieta, Alexandre Arcady, Fanny Ardant, Asia Argento, Marie-Hlne Arnau, Filmmakers, actors, producers and technicians everyone involved in international filmmaking want him to know that he has their support and friendship. John Landis But he doesnt mention that in his book. Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to 'Wordle' #621. Any notion that because a person puts up a huge bail, s/he definitely will not flee is an utter fallacy, whether or not in view of past conduct. the mindset to handle this cituation in a mature im not sure if i should say i expected better from a lot of these people. Alexandre Arcady 1994 Actor Death And The Maiden Roman Polanski Fine Line Features 8X10 Photo. Gabriel Auer He is a convicted child molestor. Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 3. A host of directors and actors followed Weinstein, signing the petition for Polanski, including Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton and Emma Thompson. The petition demanding "the immediate release" of Polanski attracted more than 100 signatures, including Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Tilda Swinton and Wong Kar Wai. The petition, made public in September 2009, demanded "the immediate release of Roman Polanski" after the Rosemary's Baby filmmaker was detained days earlier in Switzerland on a warrant for. We are all part of the #MeToo movement, both men and women, Cruz said, because we all feel that rage and sense of injustice. He never was. He was a filmmaker whose work I admired greatly. Yasmina Reza They protect their own, I protect my own. Women, girls, PEOPLE having a RIGHT to say what happens to their own bodies is NOT a moral issue, it is a human rights issue. Believe it or not, I believe that you and I agree. Pedro Almodovar The Mexican director received criticism after he chose not to wear a Time's Up badge to the BAFTAs. Argento spoke publicly about her support for Polanski in a Twitter post in 2017, writing: "I already regretted signing the petition years ago, already felt it was a mistake. Let him go in front of the courts in the US. Also an artist and a film lover. I know what I am, what I have and havent done, how things really were and are, he writes at the end of his autobiography. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Marc Sandberg They trotted out the familiar defences: the Holocaust and Sharon Tate, of course. Why not invite him over to babysit your beautuful young daughters,neices,sisters.You should all be ashamed. The right thing is different for different people. Really, you are worse than the most rabid of Polanskis detractors. International cinema. He was 51. Nadine Trintignant Petition for Roman Polanski. In 2009, when Polanski was arrested at a Zurich airport in a failed extradition attempt, over 100 Hollywood celebrities signed a petition calling for his release. Artists are not above the law in any country.. SHAME on you Wes Anderson! I dont know if you are really helping his case, Woody. I mean, Ted Bundy oh. He admitted to unlawfully having sex as part of a plea bargain the judge tried to renege on. But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. Accept Read More. Well, so do I. Michel Ferry Shall we all rape, murder, steal, defraud etc. a host of actors have signed petitions on his behalf . - Le Syndicat National des Techniciens de la Production Cinmatographique et de Tlvision (National Union of Film and Television Technicians) Do you have kids??? This list is a paltry portion of the total number of A-list film celebrities with their names on the petition. The facts have never altered. If only in the name of this friendship between our two countries, we demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski. Whether its 5 years or 20 years is irrelevant. I know I was thinking about sex pretty much 90% of the time. - la Cinmathque de Dijon / Cinmathque Jean Douchet He never admited to raping anyone. Pascal Thomas "I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. Back in 2009, film industry luminaries signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from a Swiss prison and now one star is regretting it. The whole world will be so much safer if Polanski ends his days behind bars. Polanski recounts what he describes as making love so sexily you can practically hear his heavy breathing. But, in truth, for many British and US actors, working with Polanski never lost its cachet, and arguably had even more once he became excluded from the US mainstream. - lARRF - Association des Ralisateurs et ralisatrices de Films - Belgique (Belgian Association of Filmmakers) But I could sense a certain erotic tension between us.. He drugged, anally raped, performed unwanted oral sex and vaginally raped a THIRTEEN year old GIRL a CHILD. K, Uhlman, please dont get all circus of blood here. -For a list of signatories, continue to the next page.-. AFP is reporting that a grand assembly of filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world have signed a petition urging the release of director Roman Polanski, who was arrested. Roman Polanski is a Polish filmmaker who has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system, since 1978, after pledging guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Robert Hossein Unless the Puritans secretly championed the rights and autonomy of women. He fled the conviction. It was a long time ago was another one, as was: Hes served his time. (In 2009, the expert legal affairs writer, Jeffrey Toobin, reported that at that time the prison sentence for an adult defendant who pleaded guilty to statutory rape was likely to be three years in a state prison.) Claude Miller By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications I start by emailing Zenovich to ask if she feels attitudes towards Polanski have changed since she made her movie and its follow-up, Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out, about the Zurich arrest. (Also, Woody Allen, but who's surprised there?) - le Groupe 25 images Polanski raped a thirteen year old girl and fled justice. Laurent Heynemann Wes Anderson I know that before today, when Roman Polanski had only pleaded guilty to raping that 13-year-old girl in 1979, and been accused of raping that 16-year-old girl in 1986, it was like, Big deal . Sickening. The actresswho spoke at the Womens March in January and has been a vocal supporter of the Times Up campaign to end sexual violence and abuseexpressed contrition to Buzzfeed over her former views. (They didnt). Jean-Pierre Marois Laurence Roulet ArtMoscow: Breathtaking, your self-delusion. When Polanski was arrested in Zurich in 2009 in a failed attempt by the US to extradite him, more than 100 celebrities signed a petition demanding his release. Im so glad Roman has so many supporters that he can rape and sodomize, but are any of you 13 because thats target age we need. i honestly dont know what to say, except for i almost feel let down. Also to send out the right signal to society. As a result, her attorney arranged the plea bargain, in which five of the charges were dropped and Polanski pleaded guilty to statutory rape, which was the least serious charge against him. I love you and respect you more than ever. Stephen Frears Dear Roman you have my full support. We should not however allow him to ever enter this country again. Radu Mihaileanu Cant think of a bigger threat to our planet just now. His movies went on to win six Oscars. Jean-Charles Tacchella Petition for Roman Polanski. Read the unsealed records at the smoking gun. Woody Allen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Martin Scorcese, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Harmony Korine, Stephen Frears . This article was amended on 2 February 2018 to clarify that the estimate of a three-year US prison sentence was made in 2009. this is all very upsetting to hear. I think her opinion is the ONLY one that counts. It seems inadmissible to them that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, is used by the police to apprehend him. No excuses. Polanski has not served his time and now he is guilty of evading justice. Giuseppe Tornatore 5. Alexander Payne is currently focused on his new baby. Even after Mary posted the facts of the case, you still call this a bloodhunt. Lets go folks!! Instead, the Isle of Dogs premiere featured a carpet that was resolutely red. Woody Allen supports him-big shocker (the guy who is now married to the woman who was essentially his stepdaughter). Actor Gael Garca Bernal, Academy Award-winning actress Penlope Cruz, veteran director Mario Monicelli, veteran screenwriter Lorenzo Semple Jr, and Academy Award-winning filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci and Ethan Coen are a few of the latest additions to the list of signatories demanding freedom for filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held by Swiss authorities. Perhaps the judge got away with what Polanski was accused of. "All I can say is jetlag and lateness. According to her grand jury testimony, she repeatedly asked him to take her home and she was afraid of him. Seems strange that people on this board try to make some justification for Polanski out of bad things going unpunished elsewhere. Michael Mann Producer | The Insider But Zenovich does not mention how it also helped him. Madness. If he's lucky.". It is also irrelevant that she may have dressed grown up or even if she had engaged in intimacy with boys of her age. And I propose a boycott of all those individuals (and their businesses) who supported the illegal and murderous war in Iraq.. Lets show we really care about children! Scott Foundas I urge you to read the full transcript of Ms. Gaileys testimony! In 2008, film-maker Marina Zenovich caught the mood and pushed it further with her documentary, the queasily titled Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which argued that Polanski was the victim of gross judicial misconduct during his case. After all, no matter how badly the legal system failed Polanski, this didnt cancel out the fact that he raped a child. That is automatically rape as a child cannot give informed consent. Broadly reached out to Swinton to ask if she regrets supporting Polanski, but she declined to reply by the time of publication. Stephane Allagnon Henning Carlsen There, he gave her champagne and, according to her, quaaludes. I didnt know. Paul Boujenah Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown [sic] and international artist now facing extradition. he not only victimized her when she was 13 by being so selfish, he has been victimzing her for more than 30 years afterwards. Zenovichs movie focuses on how Polanski had the misfortune to come up in front of Judge Lawrence Rittenband, who was obsessed with self-publicity and determined to make an example of Polanski. At this point, they wont be helping to heal the situation, nor will they vindicate this womans suffering at his hands. By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy & to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content. Raphael Rebibo Polanski was originally indicted on six counts of criminal behaviour, to which he pleaded not guilty. never mind. Dominique Crevecoeur What he did over 30 years ago was wrong, but the fact that the victim received a civil settlement and doe not want the matter pursued means the case should be dropped. Thats why even though there are many other bad things in the world, this one IS important. Richard Pena etc. Gailey sensed something different. Gianluca Farinelli Fonda made his professional. I do along with those who loves Mario Monicelli Signed? A pedophile. But this is the most important part YM: Accusing the judge of things and the girl of things and feminists and lactose intolerant people and etc. Despite the ongoing campaign to highlight abuse and misconduct in the film business and other industries, Polanski remains venerated in Hollywood as one of the leading auteurs of his generation. He & his friends will be able to afford the best lawyers. Sure, admire his work. We have learned the astonishing news of Roman Polanski's arrest by the Swiss police on September 26th, upon arrival in Zurich (Switzerland) while on his way to a . Ren Gainville For those of you who support Mr. Polanski, have you never considered that he has likely perpretrated the same things against some other young victim as he did Ms. Gailey? Laws - rape (statutory or otherwise) and escape from justice - have been broken. The talent of Roman Polanski is not questioned. Classic movies. She said regardless of the fact she knows him and the terrible things he has been through, a crime is a crime," Hayward-Tapp told the Independent in 2009. Instead, he describes trying to arrange a date with her. Jean-Paul Salom Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, 'I signed this. His plea bargain didnt fall apart. One admitted they regretted their previous support, given the new allegations, but couldnt bring themselves to say so publicly.