In February, director Christophe Ruggia was convicted of sexually abusing actress Adele Haenel when she was a child. Actor-director Nicolas Bedos was sentenced in 2024 for sexual assault.

Director Christophe Ruggia was sentenced in 2024 for sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was a child. Nicolas Bedos was handed house arrest in 2023 after groping multiple women.

In February, director Christophe Ruggia was convicted of sexually abusing actress Adele Haenel when she was a child. Actor-director Nicolas Bedos was sentenced in 2024 for sexual assault.

For many in France, this case marks the country’s ultimate litmus test. Can a nation famed for its culture of seduction finally hold one of them accountable?

In February, director Christophe Ruggia was convicted of sexually abusing Haenel when she was a child. The actress, who had already quit the film industry in protest, has become one of the country’s ...

In 2019, she accused Ruggia of having repeatedly touched her inappropriately during and after filming of the movie Les Diables, or The Devils, in the early 2000s.

In 2019, she accused Ruggia of having repeatedly touched her inappropriately during and after filming of the movie Les Diables (The Devils) in the early 2000s. Haenel appeared relieved, breathing ...

In 2019, she accused Ruggia of repeatedly touching her inappropriately during and after the filming of Les Diables (The Devils) in the early 2000s. As the court delivered its verdict, Haenel was seen ...