Sickening. Jol Farges From what is known about the criminal proceedings, it seems the judge was basking in the limelight and behaved outragously thus the entire case should be tossed. only to seduce a 15-year old nastassia kinski two years later- when he was 46. had he handled this differently, the victim would have been able to put this trauma behind her when she was still a teenager. At this point, they wont be helping to heal the situation, nor will they vindicate this womans suffering at his hands. Yes other people get away with this. After all, when he was told he was being arrested for rape he was genuinely shocked: I was incredulous; I couldnt equate what had happened the day before with rape in any form, he writes in his autobiography. Those of you who think this is the same as rape should watch Oleanna. - le SPI Terry Gilliam And I propose a boycott of all those individuals (and their businesses) who supported the illegal and murderous war in Iraq.. Lets show we really care about children! In 2009, when Polanski was arrested at a Zurich airport in a failed extradition attempt, over 100 Hollywood celebrities signed a petition calling for his release. Mike Nichols, David Lynch, Ethan Coen, Bernardo Bertolucci, Martin Scorsese, Jeremy Irons, Tilda Swinton, Terry Gilliam, Emir Kusturica, Wim Wenders and many, many others, I love you even more! For a long time, the simple and somewhat simplistic - divide was that while people in mainland Europe viewed Polanski as a tragic artist undone by US prurience and corruption, Americans saw him, as he put it in his autobiography, as an evil, profligate dwarf. There is no one who is so talented that deserve to walk from something like this (and hes been walking for 30 years). I hope he finally gets his punishment and for the ones who signed this list: Im avoiding your work from now on! Its despicable that some Hollywood stars would rather support a pedophile then uphold a serious charge such as rape of an underage girl. Alain Terzian furthermore, the reason the victim wants the charges to be dropped is because this case has been haunting her since she was 13- she is in her 40s now and she wants to get on with her life. I happen to believe that. By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy & to receive electronic communications from Vice Media Group, which may include marketing promotions, advertisements and sponsored content. There are no hazy conspiracy theories we know exactly what happened because Polanski admitted to it and later wrote about it in astonishing detail in his autobiography, Roman by Polanski, published six years after he left the US and went to France, where he still lives. Jonathan Demme Liria Begeja In September 2009, Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police on a warrant for his 1977 sexual-abuse case. The more Ive learned about the original case and subsequent events, the more horrified I have become., Since Argento went public with her allegations against Weinstein in October, a lot has been written about how the film industry will no longer cover up abuse. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Anyone whose name is on this petition, is supporting an admitted (he did admit it) rapist/child molester. Polanski showed not even the slightest sign of regret, but stated in an interview that everybody wants to sleep with young girls or whatever. Portman is one of the first . If youre not going to enforce laws, then whats the point in having any? He would just be more careful.There are men who go unrevealed for years, even die before anyone finds out about them and here you have a man who was exposed and you support him?Yes he should be free to continue to do what he likes. Polanskis own attitude has remained bullish; in October last year he gave an interview in which he focused his ire on the judges who let him down. I have read the facts and testimonies of the case. Harvey. If you knew any feminists, youd know that most, if not all, are on your side in this particular case (although probably for very different reasons). Stuck on 'Quordle' #401? Only one persons behaviour is at issue here, Roman Polanski and he deserves to be in prison because he drugged, then raped, then sodomized a 13 year old girl despite her pleas for him to stop. He is a great artist, no doubt about it, but he commited a crime against a child and needs to be prosecuted. the two of them have . It was a long time ago was another one, as was: Hes served his time. (In 2009, the expert legal affairs writer, Jeffrey Toobin, reported that at that time the prison sentence for an adult defendant who pleaded guilty to statutory rape was likely to be three years in a state prison.) He raped a child. The filmmaker had been detained over a 1977 underage sex case from the U.S., which he plead guilty to. Some think that sex with a child is a crime not just against the child, but against society. 2. International film events are not extraterritorial in nature - only diplomatic missions are extraterritorial, and even diplomats are triable and punishable for crimes in a foreign country once they are sent back to their countries. A petition demanding his release was signed by more than 100 actors and film-makers, including Emma Thompson (who later asked to have her name removed), Yasmina Reza and Tilda Swinton. Polanski petition signatories, as of September 29th: Fatih Akin As to the victim wanting to drop the case, it is because she is tired of all the publicity her family gets every time Polanski whines about not being able to go to a certain country to film. What was done to that 13 year old victim should not be perpetrated on any child. Personally, I can live with a Hugh Grant who got a blow-job from a prostitute. Roman was charged with sex with minor, not real rape. There, he gave her champagne and, according to her, quaaludes. I certainly wouldnt allow any of you to get near my daughter. My level of disgust for these petitions cannot even be fully expressed. Are you kidding me? Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Jeremy Irons, Harrison Ford, Guillermo Del Toro, Martin Scorsese, Natalie Portman, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Terry Gilliam, Tilda Swinton, Adrien Brody, Johnny Depp, Sam Mendes, Neil Jordan, Steven Soderbergh, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Mann and Mike Nichols The full list is here We reached out to some of the most high-profile signatories to see if they had changed their mind about supporting Polanski in light of the #MeToo and Time's Up campaigns. Etienne Faure Luc Barnier She played Lena, while her co-star Jennifer Jason Leigh played Dr. Ventress, described as being of Asian and Native American background respectively in the novel. The facts have never altered. High recidivism cant be an excuse to keep these people locked up, all victims will come forward if it happens again, and we dont need to pay any heed Kinskis real birth certificate. He never admited to raping anyone. Guillaume Stirn His plea bargain didnt fall apart. The rest say they are too busy. Actually, the film Wanted and Desired has notable inaccuracies and neglects to include the grand jury testimony which is readily available to the public. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images. Defending Polanski in the face of his full admission of drugging and raping a 13 year-old, fleeing charges because he thought he was too important to face the consequences of his actions, boasting to Martin Amis that EVERYONE wants to F*** little girls! and complaining how HE is the victim (in true sociopathic form) by not being able to work in Hollywood for 30 years, while never ONCE saying that what he did was unfathomably wrong, has nothing of importance to say about humanity. Jacques Fansten Sandra Nicolier His plea bargain didnt fall apart. Pedro Almodovar He blamed jet lag. Great.. I plan to try very hard to never see any work done by anyone who signed this petition. Thats why even though there are many other bad things in the world, this one IS important. Please somebody start a petition against Roman Polanski and the rest of his kin. I could enjoy Sean Connerys work, even though he apparently doesnt have a problem with slapping a woman. The judge went back on his word because he was afriad of public opinion like yours. Its neutrality applies in times of war and peace, not in the application of treaty and criminal laws. Darren Aronofsky But you can have your eyes opened and completely change the way you want to live. On 1 February 1978, after 42 days in jail, Polanski fled the US while awaiting final sentencing, having pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Is anyone surprised that Woody Allen, seen here with his wife and stepdaughter, supports Roman Polansky You'll find hundreds of names on Hollywood's pro-Polanski petition. On these facts, everyone agrees. - The crew of Polanskis latest film, Ghost IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Insanity. Nelly Kaplan Vinciane Lecocq Its shocking that people like Polanski are still revered, celebrated by actors and fellow film-makers and cinematheques around the world who continue to not only promote their work, but also to work with them. i can only wish you all the worst, and i hope you come to feel deeply ashamed. It was not just statutory rape, it was rape-rape because she said no! And miss Caryn Elaine Johnson, I used to have a lot of respect for you, no more.no more. The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no one can know the effects. I know it wont matter one iota to many of you, which is fine, but I am one person who will do her best to avoid any of your work. Jarre, he admitted to sleeping with a 13 year old child, whose age he knew. because its just too banal and trivial to enforce our laws? That type of self-righteousness is sickening and even more dangerous than what Polanski did because it affects society as a whole, whether the issue is rape or anything else. Someone I respected gave it to me, and said, 'I signed this. Will you too?' Silvio Berlusconi Corruption: Sex, Lies & Earthquake + Tavernier Boos & Leigh Career Highlight. My level of disgust at the people who express disgust at the signatories of the Polanski petitioni and then go off sounding more deranged and more dangerous than Polanski could ever be is too strong for me to express in mere words. Woody Allen, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Martin Scorcese, David Lynch, Wong Kar Wai, Harmony Korine, Stephen Frears, Alexander Payne, Michael Mann, Wim Wenders, Tilda Swinton, Julian Schnabel, and Pedro Almodovar are among the 100 and counting film industry figures who have signed the petition, coordinated from France by the SACD, an organization which represents performance and visual artists. Do you have kids??? Polanski raped a thirteen year old girl and fled justice. Weinstein is now firmly banished and actors are apologising for appearing in Woody Allen movies. Perhaps we can send the children of the signatories of this petition over to Roman so he can drug and sodomize them, as Im sure this whole unfortunate arrest business has him very stressed, and clearly in the opinion of the aforementioned signatories, such a genius deserves to do whatever he wants whenever he wants. This man drugged and raped a thirteen (13) year old girl. But the Moral Police of the World wants blood. He & his friends will be able to afford the best lawyers. We worship/ed those artists just as they worship Polanski. Michele Placido I have copied this list so that I can keep it for all time (yes, I hold a grudge a long, long, time). Jean-Jacques Annaud He declared himself above the law and thumbed his nose at the victim and her family.You can, in your right mind support him? She spread herself and I entered her. All Rights Reserved. Admitted to the crime and fled the country. The fact is that he raped her and pled guilty. According to her grand jury testimony, she repeatedly asked him to take her home and she was afraid of him. I have too much to say to put it in a short comment - but I have posted on this issue on my personal blog : But it seems to me that Hollywood must be a very dangerous place for a child these days as so many of its big names appear to endorse paedophilic activity. By now, celebrities were falling over themselves to defend Polanski. Sam Gabarski My eyes were not open," she said. Roger Kahane, Polanski has not served his time and now he is guilty of evading justice. It is sad that these people think Polanski is above the law!! But she is too busy preparing for Sundance to engage. People keep affirming that Polanski did this and did that as if they were there at the time. What purpose does it serve to lock up Mr. Polanski when the prison space could be used to protect the public from violent offenders? But he doesnt mention that in his book. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! I dont tacitly approve of rape, said Meryl Streep. Laurent Heynemann These included Harrison Ford,. Just Jaeckin 1. Franois Margolin This will not be a problem to keep up I will soon be very familiar with the names on the list, Ill just cross-check any movie I think about renting or seeing in the theater. Or else every case involving Stockholm Syndrome would never be tried. I urge you to read the full transcript of Ms. Gaileys testimony! But if I ever see him, I will spit in his face. HES SUFFERED ENOUGH. Related Go ahead delete my anti hollywood post I feel better for posting it even if I already knew only equivocators and apologist for polanski need post, the uber leftist oh so talented equivocators make me want to hurl. Nicolas Mauvernay Why should he be treated any differently from other members of the clergy? Martin Scorcese Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! It speaks terribly of the industry, she replies. She was 18. Stephane Allagnon The director of The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Royal Tenenbaums recently premiered his latest effort, Isle of Dogs, at the Berlin Film Festival. It is immaterial as to the occupation of the Polanski recounts what he describes as making love so sexily you can practically hear his heavy breathing. Jean-Paul Salom I propose a boycott of all films and books and plays and machinery created by all those people listed here. Much emphasis is made in the movie about how Polanskis celebrity hurt him during the trial, which is true. That does not make what he did any better. Socially conscious & political cinema. Tony Gatlif Debra Winger described Polanskis arrest in Switzerland in 2009 as a philistine collusion. You people that support this kind of act should be ashamed of yourselves. Justice at least will have run its course. Thanks to #MeToo and the Time's Up campaign, we are now living in a dramatically different climate when it comes to discussing sexual harassment and assault. At Jack Nicholsons house, she tells him shes thirsty, so he gives her alcohol. In 1977, Roman Polanski was convicted of unlawful sex with a minor and fled the US rather than face jail time. Will this effect them? We werent saying much now, Polanski writes. So many people seem to be against Mr. Polanski. As for those listed above, their association with this ill-conceived effort will always taint my opinion of them and while I dont necessarily agree that viewing CHINATOWN condones pedophilia there is a certain stink that hangs over anything associated with Roman Polanski and to a degree that stink will rub off on the signatures above. And also going against a horrible history of over-seeing white actors and under-seeing otherized people and minorities. Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. He plead guilty to a lesser charge of unlawful sex with a minor because he knew they had enough evidence to fry his ass if it went to trial. High-profile actors like Kate Winslet and Adrien Brody continued to work with him. A pedophile. I dont wish to admire anyone who has such a twisted sense of values. One admitted they regretted their previous support, given the new allegations, but couldnt bring themselves to say so publicly. i do realize that no ones is going to take me seriously,but here it goes anyways. Well, eight years is a long time in sexual mores. Petition for Roman Polanski. Broadly reached out to Swinton to ask if she regrets supporting Polanski, but she declined to reply by the time of publication. This Article is related to: News and tagged. He hadnt committed rape-rape, Whoopi Goldberg said on TV. He never contested that his victim told him no repeatedly, or that he drugged her. Polanski drugged a 13 year old girl and forced his penis in her anus - is that too ugly? What preyytell has he done for you that you would abandon your senses in this way. Gee, she got so uptight about cancer-adled, bedridden Sharon Atkins potential release saying she hadnt paid for her crime (and I agree, by the way). It will be much wiser, less obstinate and more generous to leave this exceptional man alone. I mean, Ted Bundy oh. Tilda Swinton The charges against him were for having sex with a minor, even if consensual a moral charge, as is stated in the petition. Making good films does not exempt you from the law. I will never again be able to speak to, or look at, Mike Nichols, Jonathan Demme, Martin Scorsese or any of the other names I recognize here without wanting to scream obscenities at them. Thanks to the candour of Polanski, the rest of us have always known, too including everyone in the film industry who has worked with him since. The petition, made public in September 2009, demanded "the immediate release of Roman Polanski" after the Rosemary's Baby filmmaker was detained days earlier in Switzerland on a warrant for. a host of actors have signed petitions on his behalf . Jean-Marc Ghanassia - la SACD he not only victimized her when she was 13 by being so selfish, he has been victimzing her for more than 30 years afterwards. Harvey Weinstein wrote an open letter in his support, in which he claimed: Whatever you think of his so-called crime, Polanski has served his time. Supporting Polanski became like owning a Prius: something any fashionable, well-heeled liberal should do. Protecting one of its own, even one who has openly admitted to carrying out such despicable acts. We lived in a different world, and that doesn't excuse anything. So I decided to ask them how they felt about Polanski now. Roman Polanski is a Polish filmmaker who has been a fugitive from the U.S. criminal justice system, since 1978, after pledging guilty to statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. Stephen Frears ", A designer's vision of the future involves robots that care for us in our final moments. Please! They protect their own, I protect my own. Adrien Brody with Polanksi, during filming of The Pianist, 2002. . His plea is on page 12: Do you understand the judge has not made any decision? Whether its 5 years or 20 years is irrelevant. Juries want to fuck young girls everyone wants to fuck young girls! (Amis, clearly shocked, wrote: Even Humbert Humbert realised that young girls dont really know whether they are willing or not. The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox. In 2018, Argento apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. Jarre, actually, he pretty much did admit to raping her. As a result, her attorney arranged the plea bargain, in which five of the charges were dropped and Polanski pleaded guilty to statutory rape, which was the least serious charge against him. He raped a child! Walter Salles Last year, four more allegations emerged: former US actor Mallory Millett said Polanski tried to rape her in 1970; German actor Renate Langer said the director raped her in Gstaad in 1972 when she was 15; a woman identified as Robin M said Polanski assaulted her in 1973 when she was 15; and a third, Marianne Barnard, accused him of assaulting her in 1975 when she was 10. The whole world will be so much safer if Polanski ends his days behind bars. Polanski was originally indicted for 4 felonies, and the girl agreed to have him plea guilty to statutory rape in order to avoid the circus of the trial. Roman Polanski committed several horrific crimes over the course of several hours, admitted his guilt, then fled the country when his plea bargain fell apart. If only the same were true of politicians, the military, the justice establishment, and the multibillionaire elite. have worked with him, movie insiders say. I can only hope they are not aware of the full allegations. We should not however allow him to ever enter this country again. Once again, shame on all who signed this petition and feel Polanski shouldnt be punished! Tom Tykwer Probably not but I will feel good about myself. I live in LA, Im a liberal, and I am appalled by the signatures of people whose work I respect on the petition. The probation report described Gailey as physically mature and willing). Sure, admire his work. As much as I've been repulsed by Polanski's 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl, I've been absolutely flabbergasted and offended by the list of Hollywood elites and celebrities who have recently signed a petition demanding his release. The right thing is different for different people. He fled the conviction. Absolutely despicable by each and every one of these people who signed this petition. I express my deepest respect to those who were brave enough to sign the petition and withstand the blood-seeking mob. And I think we live in a post-Hamilton world where we don't even need to think about what's authentic to the character, like faithful to the character," Portman said. Monica Bellucci Emir Kusturica I might not like it, but I can separate the man from his work. Forty years ago this week, Roman Polanski went from being one of the most celebrated film-makers in the world to becoming the United States most notorious fugitive from justice. This does not make what Polanski did any better! Let him go in front of the courts in the US. Betrand Van Effenterre He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. Readers, acquaintances and even friends couldnt tell me enough how wrong Id got it. Wim Wenders. Michael Mann Back in 2009, film industry luminaries signed a petition to release Roman Polanski from a Swiss prison and now one star is regretting it. Though he was released from custody by July 2010, over 100 members of the film industry . - lUnion des producteurs de films . The infamous Polanski petition was also signed by beloved auteurs like Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Wong Kar-wai and Darren Aronofsky among others who asked for the release of Polanski when he was arrested in Switzerland in 2009. I ask why she signed the petition in the first place. I know what I am, what I have and havent done, how things really were and are, he writes at the end of his autobiography. Only one person who signed the petition agrees to speak on the record: the actor Asia Argento, who has since accused Weinstein of abusing her. the uber leftist oh so talented equivocators make me want to hurl. When the Harvey Weinstein story broke last October, the reaction among the movie industry was wide-eyed shock that someone so many of them knew and worked with could be a rapist. Would the signatories of this list have us serve up children for them to rape and defile at their pleasure because, well, W. is a really bad man? By trying to send Roman Polanski to the lions despite all the legal arguments, is something that unfortunately gets and will get more and more out of proportion. Michael Mann, Tilda Swinton, Vangelis, Christophe Barratier, Lynch, Scorsese, Allen, Louis Garrel, Ludivine, the divine Jeanne Moreau. What happened to the feminists?, Wow, Laslavic- you are one classy guy!(/sarcasm). We have a duty to protect the innocence of children. I am sure his methods may have changed but sex offenders rarely offend just once. Jacques Richard Lets go folks!! The petition, made public in September 2009, demanded "the immediate release of Roman Polanski" after the Rosemary's Baby filmmaker was detained days earlier in Switzerland on a warrant for . How is this even up for debate? What kind of message are we sending to all of the other 13 year old girls out there that have been raped? Im deeply disappointed in the people that signed this shameful petition. A few will only talk off the record. I disagree. Even the girl now a woman who accused Polanski of rape says the case should be dropped. "I wore one to DGA," he told Metro. Jean-Loup Hubert His comments on the subject indicate no remorse and in fact seem to indicate a perverse (of course) pride in his engaging in satisfying his twisted appetites. do you see anyone saying thats ok? Jan Kounen The petition demanding "the immediate release" of Polanski attracted more than 100 signatures(Opens in a new tab), including Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, TildaSwinton and Wong Kar Wai. I understand that Hitler was a good painterMaybe we shouldnt have closed in on and bombed his bunker because good painters are a treasure.. But this is the most important part YM: Accusing the judge of things and the girl of things and feminists and lactose intolerant people and etc. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window), Share on Flipboard (opens in a new window), Emma Watson's big donation kicks off the new Time's Up fund in the UK, 'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 4, 'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 3, Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 2, 'Quordle' today: Here are the answers and hints for March 2, Support the Turkey-Syria earthquake relief efforts by picking up this gaming bundle, Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 4, Daters have a 'reality gap' about gender equality, Bumble says, Amazon halts Virginia HQ construction. Gay movies. You should watch Roman Polanski Wanted or Desired. Michael Mann Producer | The Insider The girl said no many times. California turns people loose that are highly likely to offend again due to space and budgetary issues. Raphael Rebibo Jerome Cornuau 5. I admire Mr. Polanskis work. Are you celebrity/entertainment people think youre above the law? He drugged a child. Alongside Asia Argento and Emma Thompson, Natalie Portman remains one of the few celebrities to apologize for signing the petition. Wordle today: Here's the answer, hints for March 3. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. when i was 13 started having desires for older men,anywhere up to their 40s.it became my prefrence since then.i never actually had sex with someone above that age,it was just sort of a forbidden fantasy to me.im was 13,not 5,so i knew better then to act on it,as much as some adults say teenagers dont know better yeah,they do. Living with regret. He should be in jail. Polanski is a child rapist probably a serial child rapist. The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no one can know the effects. But Gailey became so frightened by the attention the case attracted, because of Polanskis fame, she tried to withdraw from it entirely. AOC declares 'we were right.'. Many other priests have committed this sort of crime, and they are dealt with most liberally. Laurence Roulet Madness. (Page 13), On march 13, 1977, the day you had sexual intercourse how old did you believe her to be?, Are you pleading guilty Freely and voluntarily?. And, to anyone calling this a case of morals: This is not an example of American Puritanical values gone wrong. I was looking for the petition to sign, but heres my comment: LEAVE THE POOR GUY ALONE. Believe it or not, I believe that you and I agree. It was a mistake," she told the news outlet. Gilles Jacob If Hollywood has grown so insular from and arrogant to society at large, its time they were knocked down a peg or two. etc. Alexander Payne Roman Polanski is a French citizen, a renown and international artist now facing extradition. I am deeply saddened to see so many of my cinematic heroes supporting Polanski. All Rights Reserved. The fact that Switzerland is a neutral country does not make it a lawless country. I dont know if you are really helping his case, Woody. Let me enlighten you: This was a common criminal apprehension. The names on the petition include Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, Isabelle Huppert, Penelope Cruz, Diane von Furstenberg, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Martin Scorsese, Monica Bellucci, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Harmony Korine, Ethan Cohen, David Lynch, and Harrison Ford. Just ask her. It makes me sad to know so many people who I look up to in the field of the arts are supporters of rape. 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