Harland Braun, a lawyer for Mr. Polanski, the 84-year-old award-winning French-Polish film director, declined to comment on Ms. Langer’s accusation. At the time, Mr. Braun said in a statement that Mr. Polanski’s reaction had been “I don’t know what this is about.”In 2010, the British actress Charlotte Lewis also accused Mr. Polanski of abusing her sexually when she was 16. PhotoIn August, a Los Angeles judge declined to drop the case against Mr. Polanski in the United States for the second time. Mr. Polanski, she said, raped her in a bedroom of his home, and she described being unable to defend herself against him despite trying. Mr. Polanski did not make any sexual advances as filming got underway, she said.

Source: New York Times October 03, 2017 15:22 UTC