Justice will not come to the aid of Roman Polanski in his exclusion from the world of cinema. A judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday dismissed the filmmaker who had seized her against her exclusion from the prestigious Academy of Oscars. This legal setback marks a further step in Hollywood's distancing from the Franco-Polish director, who fled the United States four decades ago after pleading guilty to hijacking a minor.
Bill Cosby also excluded
Magistrate Mary Strobel considered in her decision that the Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences "was founded" to exclude Roman Polanski from its ranks. This exclusion was "motivated by evidence" and "was not a whim or arbitrariness", added the judge. On May 3, 2018, the Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences, which awards the Oscars and has more than 7,000 members, announced the exclusion of the director at the same time as that of actor Bill Cosby, convicted of sexual assault. The decision had been sent by mail the same day to the director, "with immediate effect".
Roman Polanski, who turned 87 on August 18 and who saw his star clearly fade with the #MeToo movement, argued in his summons that the Academy should have given him "reasonable notice" before any exclusion. He also asked for "a reasonable chance to be heard".
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