Cinema MeToo: a new director targeted by two rape complaints

The #MeToo of French cinema is not destined to end. Director Nils Tavernierson of the director Bertrand Tavernieris the subject of two rape complaints, revealed The new Ob Friday 5 April.

One of the complainants was 13 years old at the time of the incident.

The two complainants testified openly, encouraged by the different statements made by Judith Godreche. Jennifer Covilault Miramont she said she met Nils Tavernier when she was elderly 12 years old and he is 27on the set of the TV movie Sabine, I guess, in 1991, in which he was an actor, footage in which he inflicted a forced kiss on her. “ He said he was in love with me, that didn’t shock anyone.” she testifies The new Ob.

He continued to interact with her over the next year. One day he invites her to her house to discuss her screenplay. Moment in which Nils Tavernier allegedly inflicted sexual violence on her, including digital penetration of her. “ I said “no” twice. She insisted: ‘You can’t leave me like this, you took my hand to masturbate him”remembers the woman, now 45 years old.

Nils Tavernier says he is “astonished”

The second plaintiff is Laura Lardeuxwho accuses Nils Tavernier of raping her in 2012, during the filming of With all our strength, of which he was director. She was 19, he was 47. He allegedly raped her in the hotel room where the production was taking place. “I said ‘no’ several times. Finally I let it happen, I closed my eyes. After the penetration she told me to leave so no one would see us.”tells.

For his part, Nils Tavernier denies the facts. He assured our colleagues of this New Obs I do not have ” nothing to complain about “and be” stunned » from these accusations.

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