Luc Besson in 2017.Photo:Getty
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DirectorLuc Bessonhas officially been cleared of rape charges in France after actress Sand Van Roy accused him of assault in 2018.
The outlet also reported that Van Roy will have to pay 64-year-old Besson €2,500, and she can’t sue Besson again in Europe with the same charges.
Luc Besson in 2018.Getty
“As a lawyer, I welcome this exemplary procedure, which has allowed the manifestation of the truth which is that Luc Besson is innocent,” he said.
Van Roy, who was in Besson’s 2017 filmValerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, had alleged she had an affair with the director and that he raped her at a hotel in Paris in May 2018. He denied the accusation at the time.
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Sand Van Roy in 2019.Andreas Rentz/Getty
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Besson is known for making action movies likeLéon: The Professional(1994),The Fifth Element(1997),Lucy(2014) andAnna(2019). His next film,DogMan, is expected to debut later this year.
source: people.com
