The Society of Film Directors (SRF) announced Monday that it has decided to remove from its members director Christophe Ruggia, after accusations of "touching" and "sexual harassment" of the actress Adèle Haenel while she was old from 12 to 15 years old. "Following the investigation published in Médiapart , the SRF expresses its total support, admiration and gratitude to the actress Adèle Haenel, who has had the courage to speak after so many years of silence. that we believe it and that we take note immediately, without shirking our own responsibility, "said the SRF in a statement.
"Today we launched Christophe Ruggia's delisting from the SRF", adds this professional association of filmmakers, which has some 300 members. Co-chaired by directors Bertrand Bonello, Catherine Corsini and Aude Léa Rapin, the SRF also has Jacques Audiard, Pierre Salvadori or Céline Sciamma on its board of directors. Christophe Ruggia, 54, director of the films " Le Gone du Chaâba " or " Les Diables ", was several times the co-president or vice-president between 2003 and 2019.
"I'm shocked he's dying"
In a long survey published Sunday by Médiapart , the 30-year-old French actress, rewarded by two César, including the best actress in 2015 for " Les Combattants ", accuses Christophe Ruggia, with whom she shot her first film " Les Diables "from" touching and "sexual harassment" when she was between the ages of 12 and 15. The director responded through his lawyers that he "categorically refuted any harassment or any kind of harassment". touching on this girl then minor ".
"I am shocked that he is insane," said Adèle Haenel Monday night in a live broadcast broadcast by the site Médiapart . "I am even more shocked by the fact that he says he 'discovered' me (as an actress), because in fact, he mostly destroyed me," she added.
Adèle Haenel: "It was when I recently saw a documentary about Mickael Jackson that made me change my perspective on what I went through, and I understood that it was not just a private story, but it was a public story. " # MediapartLivepic.twitter.com / AnXWxmanXQ
- Mediapart, the Studio (@MediapartStudio) November 4, 2019"It's been 17 years, it's an ultra long journey," she said. "The world has changed, and that's why I also speak because I have to be able to talk to everyone who has spoken in the #MeToo business and made me change my perspective. on what I had lived and so I would like to contribute to that. "