“ Yes, he can be obnoxious, he can be excessive, provocative, whatever you want, but he is not a sexual harasser “. Saturday January 20, on display What an era! on France 2, Pauline Desmontthe companion of Nicola Bedostook his defense, accusing the director of rape and sexual violence by four women.
” A problem excesses, parties, alcohol »
Pauline Desmonts then defended her partner, explaining that his behavior had nothing to do with it “with the cases that are being talked about a lot at the moment, which concern French cinema, all these predatory behaviors, male domination on sets”referring then to the multiple events surrounding Gérard Depardieu.
For her, “ the nature and context of the facts alleged are very different”and Nicolas Bedos’ behavior would mainly be due to “a problem of excess, of parties, of alcohol, in a truly festive context”.
He believes that, among the people who know him, and in particular among the women who work with him, “Everyone knows how to fix things very well as far as they are concerned […]. Yes, he can be obnoxious, he can be excessive, provocative, whatever you want, but he is not a sexual harasser “, continues.
“So when he tells you ‘no’ you believe him?” »then he asks him Lea Salami. To which Pauline Desmonts replies: «I know, actually. I know him, I’ve seen him. I know what state he might have ended up in, and luckily it doesn’t happen every day. (…) It is precisely something that is contextualized to the evening… even at the end of the evening. »
Nicolas Bedos implicated by at least four women
Since July 5, Nicolas Bedos has been the subject of legal proceedings for rape and sexual assault. At the same time, an article by Mediapart where four women implicated him supported the preliminary investigations, following several complaints against the director for “ rape ” AND ” sexual violence “.
One of the women accused of Nicolas Bedos, an actress and screenwriter, accuses the director of raping her in the family home in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1999. A second accuses him of sexual violence committed in August 2017 during a holiday home. Two other women interviewed by investigators described similar behavior.
Nicolas Bedos will also have to appear before the Paris criminal court next February, to respond to the complaint of a young woman, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her on the dance floor of a nightclub in June 2023.
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