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Court confirms rape charges dropped against film director Luc Besson

Dutch-Belgian actress Sand Van Roy had accused Besson of raping her over a two-year on-off relationship, and filed a complaint against him in May 2018.

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The Paris court of appeal on Tuesday confirmed the dropping of rape accusations against French film director Luc Besson, one of the highest profile controversies of the #MeToo era in the country, reports RFI.

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