Anyone accused of "acts of violence" no longer has a place in the Caesars

After the Sofiane Bennacer affair, the Académie des César acts.

“Out of respect for the victims (even presumed in the event of indictment or non-final conviction), it was decided not to highlight people who would be implicated by justice for acts of violence”, has the Academy said in a statement on Monday.

Concretely, if one of the nominees is indicted for acts of violence, in particular of a sexual or sexist nature, or condemned, he cannot be invited to the ceremony of February 25, nor to any of the events associated with it.

Sofiane Bennacer retained, then removed, from the list of revelations

“This withdrawal will also exclude any speaking out during these same events, including if a César were to be awarded to him at the end of the second round of voting”, continues the Academy.

This decision was taken for the 2023 ceremony, following the indictment at the end of November for rape and violence against the spouse of actor Sofiane Bennacer (who is not named in the Academy press release).

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by Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi his first big role on the screen had been retained in the list of thirty "revelations" of the Caesars, before being released urgently, when the legal proceedings against him against have been made public.

The Caesars had immediately considered modifying their rules.

For the world of cinema, the accusations against Sofiane Bennacer had come to recall the memory of the Polanski affair, regularly overtaken by old accusations of sexual abuse, or even the indictments of actors like Gérard Depardieu or Ary Abittan for acts of rape, which they contest.

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