She is one of nine women who have said they were assaulted or harassed by the powerful director and producer. “I have never lifted a hand to a woman, I have never threatened a woman... However, Besson, 60, said that he had a relationship with Van Roy and had made “some mistakes.”“I betrayed my wife and my children. Van Roy first went to the police in May 2018 after spending the night with Besson in a luxury Paris hotel. A source close to the new investigation said preliminary inquiries into accusations by another woman are still underway in Paris.--AFP

Source: New Strait Times October 07, 2019 16:30 UTC