The French director Luc Besson is attacked by hunters of the federation of the Orne, who blame him for his management of deer that populate his estate La Trinité-des-Dairy. They claim more than 100,000 euros.

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A magnificent property in the forest and a few dozen deer frolicking in the background. If the estate of Luc Besson, the Trinity-Dairy near Gacé, looks like a movie set, the 140 hectares surrounding fields are much less brilliant, ransacked by deer. The shortfall is around 100,000 euros for farmers who demand accounts from hunters.

Christophe de Balorre, president of the federation of hunters of the Orne, paid the bill but asked to be reimbursed by Luc Besson who hosts deer at home. "We spend a lot of money to compensate the farmers, as the law provides, and on the other hand, we have a person who is hindering the regulation of animals, it is up to this person to pay the hunters money it spends for the agricultural world. "

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"We can not be convicted because we refuse to kill an animal"

An argument that does not hold for Jean-Marc Desscoubesse, the filmmaker's lawyer: "When you own a forest, which is the case of Luc Besson, you have a right to hunt on your land which is optional, you can not be convicted because you refuse to kill an animal. "

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Second defense element for Luc Besson: there is no proof that the deer that have been used in the fields come from the property of Luc Besson. His land represents less than 2% of the estate.