The National Assembly, the lower house of the French parliament, on Thursday unanimously approved the creation of a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual abuse and harassment in the film, television, theater, fashion and advertising sectors. The commission will begin its work in mid-May and will make its conclusions public six months later, in November. It’s the answer to one specific request of the actress and director Judith Godrèche, considered a central figure of the so-called French #MeToo movement, similar to the American one born in 2017 from the accusations made against the American film producer Harvey Weinstein.
Godrèche, now 52, accused directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of sexual assault for two incidents that occurred in the late 1980s, when she was a minor. Both directors have denied the allegations.
The Commission will take care of it of both minors and adults and aims to “identify mechanisms and errors that allow abuse and violence”, but also to establish the responsibilities of each party involved and provide recommendations for the “necessary responses to be implemented”.
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