The French actor Samuel Theis is accused of rape by a crew member in his latest film

The French actor and director Samuel Theis is best known for his leading role in Justine Triet’s favorite film of the season Anatomy of a fallwas accused of rape by a crew member You are also a lawyer (I swear), Theis’ latest directorial film.

French newspaper Libération broke the story, reporting that the alleged assault took place last year at a party in an apartment rented by the production, where the crew member said they were too drunk to consent to a sexual meeting with Theis.

Responding to Libération’s report, Theis told the newspaper that the meeting was friendly. His lawyer added in response that his client had not been charged or contacted by authorities. The newspaper reported that the crew immediately stopped production after the alleged assault.

You are also a lawyer is currently in post-production. According to Libération, Theis has been commissioned by Paris-based production company Avenue B to complete his work on the title remotely.

Deadline reached out to representatives for Theis and Laan B.

You are also a lawyer Stars Louise Bourgoin, Marina Foïs, Sophie Guillemin and Micha Lescot. The synopsis for the picture on the production company’s website reads: At forty, Fabio goes with the flow. He works in a recycling factory in Forbach and finds solace in alcohol. And a bit with Madeleine, who is twenty years older than him and with whom he is secretly having an affair. One day he received a call to become a member of the jury. He, a little troubled and not always able to make judgments, will have to decide on the punishment of a young arsonist accused of negligent homicide.

Theis plays the husband of Sandra Hülser’s character Anatomy of a fall. Libération’s report comes as the French film industry remains bitterly divided amid several allegations of sexual assault against veteran actor Gérard Depardieu.

Depardieu’s star has fallen in France in recent weeks after the broadcast of a bombshell version of the investigative show Complement d’EnquêteIt investigated historical allegations of sexually inappropriate behavior by the actor.