Feb
Roman Polanski
When most people hear the name Roman Polanski, they think of the great movies he has directed and been honored for. They don’t think of this man:
In 1977, Polanski was arrested charged with sodomy, sexual assault and rape of a 13-year-old girl at Jack Nicholson’s house in California, United States. Polanski agreed to plead guilty to unlawful sex with a child, often called statutory rape, in exchange for having the more serious charges dropped. However, in 1978, before his sentencing, Polanski fled the United States. He has since been a fugitive and faces arrest if he sets foot on US soil. France refuses to extradite him.
Polanski’s lawyers argued that there were irregularities and misconduct in the original handling of the case. While the Judge agreed, he rejected the notion that the charges should be dismissed on the grounds that Polanski cannot challenge the ruling while on the run as a fugitive.
There’s something wrong with this picture, don’t you think? How can an industry honor a sexual predator like the movie industry has? There is just something fundamentally wrong with that I think. If I were an actor, I don’t care how much money he offered me to be in a movie he was making, I would have to refuse or tell him that I would only if he films it here in the United States. I’m not so sure I care to ever see another of his films now that I am aware of this either. Just a thought.
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