Currently on trial in France for decrying the sexual assault claims from actress Charlotte Lewis, Roman Polanski now finds himself facing a trial next year in the United States over allegations of raping a minor in 1973.
The Oscar winning director is set to face American justice starting on August 4, 2025, plaintiff’s lawyer Gloria Allred revealed in a press conference today.
With Jane Doe (previously identified under a shortened version of her name in 2017) sitting by her side Tuesday, Allred also stated that 90-year-old Polanski received papers in the case recently at his home in Paris from a “process server.” After that, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge assigned the date on March 8, the famed advocate attorney stated.
A longtime fugitive from American justice and almost certain not to appear in court in Los Angeles, Polanski sitting for a deposition in the case is still a bit of an unknown, Allred says.
The Oscar winning director is set to face American justice starting on August 4, 2025, plaintiff’s lawyer Gloria Allred revealed in a press conference today.
With Jane Doe (previously identified under a shortened version of her name in 2017) sitting by her side Tuesday, Allred also stated that 90-year-old Polanski received papers in the case recently at his home in Paris from a “process server.” After that, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge assigned the date on March 8, the famed advocate attorney stated.
A longtime fugitive from American justice and almost certain not to appear in court in Los Angeles, Polanski sitting for a deposition in the case is still a bit of an unknown, Allred says.
- 3/12/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Court documents filed with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III on Oct. 20 indicate director Roman Polanski has waged a legal attempt to clear his name of additional allegations of sexual assault.
Polanski’s legal team uses a number of defenses in its newest filing, including that the woman’s claim is not valid because she accused him of sexual battery—which didn’t become a crime until 1990. He also argued that the plaintiff’s request for damages was based on guesswork and conjecture.
The 90-year-old director is accused of luring the girl, identified as Jane Doe in her June 16 lawsuit against him, to his home. He then allegedly gave her tequila and assaulted her. This case is separate from decades-long allegations that the director had unlawful sexual intercourse with a then-13-year-old Samantha Geimer.
Other allegations against Polanski have cropped up over the years. Actress Renate Langer...
Polanski’s legal team uses a number of defenses in its newest filing, including that the woman’s claim is not valid because she accused him of sexual battery—which didn’t become a crime until 1990. He also argued that the plaintiff’s request for damages was based on guesswork and conjecture.
The 90-year-old director is accused of luring the girl, identified as Jane Doe in her June 16 lawsuit against him, to his home. He then allegedly gave her tequila and assaulted her. This case is separate from decades-long allegations that the director had unlawful sexual intercourse with a then-13-year-old Samantha Geimer.
Other allegations against Polanski have cropped up over the years. Actress Renate Langer...
- 11/2/2023
- by Stephanie Kaloi
- The Wrap
Roman Polanski has officially denied a woman’s accusation that the director sexually assaulted her at his home in 1973 after plying her with tequila both there and at a restaurant while knowing she was a minor at the time.
In court papers filed Oct. 20 with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III, the 90-year-old director’s attorney cites multiple defenses, including violation of the statute of limitations, that the plaintiff’s damages are based on guesswork, speculation and conjecture and that the woman accuses Polanski of a crime, sexual battery, that did not become law until 1990.
The Oscar-winner’s attorney asks that plaintiff Jane Doe’s case be dismissed “with prejudice” – meaning it could not be refiled – and that the plaintiff “take nothing” from Polanski.
According to the suit filed June 16 and amended July 11, Doe met Polanski at a party in 1973, the year he would film Chinatown. The...
In court papers filed Oct. 20 with Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III, the 90-year-old director’s attorney cites multiple defenses, including violation of the statute of limitations, that the plaintiff’s damages are based on guesswork, speculation and conjecture and that the woman accuses Polanski of a crime, sexual battery, that did not become law until 1990.
The Oscar-winner’s attorney asks that plaintiff Jane Doe’s case be dismissed “with prejudice” – meaning it could not be refiled – and that the plaintiff “take nothing” from Polanski.
According to the suit filed June 16 and amended July 11, Doe met Polanski at a party in 1973, the year he would film Chinatown. The...
- 11/1/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A newly unsealed court transcript appears to support claims that the judge who oversaw Roman Polanski’s case broke promises related to the disgraced director’s sentencing, The Associated Press reports. Polanski admitted having sex with a 13-year-old in 1977.
The transcript comes from closed-door testimony given by former Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson in 2010 about the conduct of the now-deceased Judge Laurence Rittenband. According to Gunson, Rittenband told both him and Polanski’s lawyer that the director would get a slightly longer sentence than he’d originally been promised. This,...
The transcript comes from closed-door testimony given by former Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson in 2010 about the conduct of the now-deceased Judge Laurence Rittenband. According to Gunson, Rittenband told both him and Polanski’s lawyer that the director would get a slightly longer sentence than he’d originally been promised. This,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Roman Polanski is facing new accusations of sexual assault.
The 86-year-old director has been accused of raping French actress Valentine Monnier in 1975 when she was 18 years old, according to Le Parisien via The Guardian.
In an interview with the French newspaper, Monnier, now 62, alleged the incident occurred at Polanski’s ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland.
“I had no links with him, neither personal nor professional and hardly knew him,” Monnier said, adding the alleged rape was “extremely violent.”
“He pummelled me until I gave in and then raped me, making me do all sorts of things,” she claimed.
A French lawyer for Polanski,...
The 86-year-old director has been accused of raping French actress Valentine Monnier in 1975 when she was 18 years old, according to Le Parisien via The Guardian.
In an interview with the French newspaper, Monnier, now 62, alleged the incident occurred at Polanski’s ski chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland.
“I had no links with him, neither personal nor professional and hardly knew him,” Monnier said, adding the alleged rape was “extremely violent.”
“He pummelled me until I gave in and then raped me, making me do all sorts of things,” she claimed.
A French lawyer for Polanski,...
- 11/9/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Roman Polanski threatened the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with legal action after the organization stripped him of his membership last week, Deadline reports.
The Oscar-winning filmmaker was expelled alongside Bill Cosby "in accordance with the organization's Standards of Conduct." Cosby was recently found guilty of sexual assault, while Polanski has been living in exile since 1978, fleeing the United States after accepting a plea bargain to a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. The incident took place in 1977 when Polanski was 43 and his victim, Samantha Gailey,...
The Oscar-winning filmmaker was expelled alongside Bill Cosby "in accordance with the organization's Standards of Conduct." Cosby was recently found guilty of sexual assault, while Polanski has been living in exile since 1978, fleeing the United States after accepting a plea bargain to a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. The incident took place in 1977 when Polanski was 43 and his victim, Samantha Gailey,...
- 5/8/2018
- Rollingstone.com
MSNBC announced it will sever ties with contributor Sam Seder, citing a resurfaced tweet making light of Roman Polanski’s rape conviction. Seder’s contract was due to expire in February, and the network has no appearances scheduled between now and then, according to initial reports by The Wrap. In a since-deleted tweet from 2009, Seder wrote: “Don’t care re Polanski, but I hope if my daughter is ever raped it is by an older truly talented man w/a great sense of mise en scene.”
“Internally there was disgust over the tweet,” a source at MSNBC told The Wrap.
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The tweet was originally brought to the network’s attention by alt-right media personality Mike Cernovich. Seder addressed the controversy on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Majority Report,” titled “I’m Under Attack By the Nazi Alt-Right,...
“Internally there was disgust over the tweet,” a source at MSNBC told The Wrap.
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The tweet was originally brought to the network’s attention by alt-right media personality Mike Cernovich. Seder addressed the controversy on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Majority Report,” titled “I’m Under Attack By the Nazi Alt-Right,...
- 12/5/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Roman Polanski plans to attend a retrospective of his work at the prestigious Cinémathèque Française in Paris tomorrow, and he won’t be alone. One of France’s best-known feminist groups plans to protest the event, which it previously lobbied to have canceled via an unsuccessful petition.
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Polanski, who has not been in the United States since fleeing his rape trial in 1977, has recently been accused of rape and molestation by new alleged victims. “It’s an affront to all rape victims, and particularly Polanski’s victims,” the petition reads in part, according to the Guardian. “Polanski deserves dishonor, not honors.”
Polanski’s films include “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Chinatown.” He won an Academy Award for directing “The Pianist” in 2003 but did not attend the ceremony. Costa-Gavras, who serves as head of the Cinémathèque, issed a statement saying that canceling...
Read More:Roman Polanski Accused of Molesting a 10-Year-Old Girl
Polanski, who has not been in the United States since fleeing his rape trial in 1977, has recently been accused of rape and molestation by new alleged victims. “It’s an affront to all rape victims, and particularly Polanski’s victims,” the petition reads in part, according to the Guardian. “Polanski deserves dishonor, not honors.”
Polanski’s films include “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Chinatown.” He won an Academy Award for directing “The Pianist” in 2003 but did not attend the ceremony. Costa-Gavras, who serves as head of the Cinémathèque, issed a statement saying that canceling...
- 10/29/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Roman Polanski has been accused of molesting a woman when she was 10 years old. Marianne Barnard first came forward with her story on Twitter as the Harvey Weinstein scandal unfolded, and now the California-based artist has elaborated on her claims to the Sun: “#RomanPolanski took photos of me naked & in fur coat on beach in Malibu, I was 10 yrs old. He went on from there. This ends now #Rosearmy,” she wrote.
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Barnard says her mother took her to meet Polanski in 1975. “There was a group of rocks there and he took the photographs of me on those rocks,” she recalls. “At first I had the understanding I was just going to the beach with my mom. We were there for a little while by ourselves and then he was there. And she explained that this man...
Read More:Roman Polanski Accused of Rape By A Fourth Woman, Actress Renate Langer
Barnard says her mother took her to meet Polanski in 1975. “There was a group of rocks there and he took the photographs of me on those rocks,” she recalls. “At first I had the understanding I was just going to the beach with my mom. We were there for a little while by ourselves and then he was there. And she explained that this man...
- 10/21/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Roman Polanski has returned to Poland for the first time since the country's top court rejected a U.S. extradition request last year to shoot a documentary about his life in wartime Krakow.
Polanski, who had long been sought by U.S. authorities after fleeing the country in the 1970s following a conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl, was again in the headlines earlier this month when a former German actress, Renate Langer, claimed the Oscar-winning director raped her in 1972.
Following last December's decision by Poland's Supreme Court to reject the U.S. extradition request, Polanski, who...
Polanski, who had long been sought by U.S. authorities after fleeing the country in the 1970s following a conviction for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl, was again in the headlines earlier this month when a former German actress, Renate Langer, claimed the Oscar-winning director raped her in 1972.
Following last December's decision by Poland's Supreme Court to reject the U.S. extradition request, Polanski, who...
- 10/17/2017
- by Nick Holdsworth
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Just a day after making a rare public comment about his 1970s rape case, Roman Polanski has been accused of sexual misconduct by another woman.
Renate Langer, a 61-year-old former actress from Germany, has filed a report with the Swiss police accusing Polanski of raping her at a house in Gstaad when she was 15 in Feb. 1972, according to The New York Times.
Langer is now the fourth woman to publicly accuse the Rosemary’s Baby director of sexual assault.
According to the outlet, the public prosecutor’s office is still deciding if she can pursue a criminal complaint. Switzerland has...
Renate Langer, a 61-year-old former actress from Germany, has filed a report with the Swiss police accusing Polanski of raping her at a house in Gstaad when she was 15 in Feb. 1972, according to The New York Times.
Langer is now the fourth woman to publicly accuse the Rosemary’s Baby director of sexual assault.
According to the outlet, the public prosecutor’s office is still deciding if she can pursue a criminal complaint. Switzerland has...
- 10/3/2017
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
According to The New York Times, a 61-year-old German actress named Renate Langer has accused director Roman Polanski of raping her when she was a teenager in 1972. Langer has reported what happened to the police in Switzerland, but at this point it’s unclear if they’ll be able to pursue this as a criminal complaint.…
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- 10/3/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Roman Polanski’s sexual assault allegations are back in the spotlight after former German actress Renate Langer reported to Swiss police Tuesday that the “Chinatown” director raped her when she was 15. According to The New York Times, the 61-year-old Langer claims the assault occurred at a house in Gstaad in February 1972. She is the fourth woman to accuse Polanski of assault. Polanski’s lawyer, Harland Braun, has declined comment. Polanski in 1977 pleaded guilty in the United States to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer – aged 13 at the time – but fled the country before he could be sentenced. In...
- 10/3/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Former German actress Renate Langer has reported to Swiss police that Roman Polanski raped her when she was 15, according to a report by The New York Times.
The 61-year-old says the rape occurred at a house in Gstaad in February 1972. Langer is the fourth woman to come forward accusing the director of assault.
Per the report, Polanski's lawyer Harland Braun declined to comment on the accusations. The Oscar-winning filmmaker previously pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer, who was 13 at the time. He fled the U.S. in 1978 before sentencing in the case...
The 61-year-old says the rape occurred at a house in Gstaad in February 1972. Langer is the fourth woman to come forward accusing the director of assault.
Per the report, Polanski's lawyer Harland Braun declined to comment on the accusations. The Oscar-winning filmmaker previously pleaded guilty in 1977 to having unlawful sex with Samantha Geimer, who was 13 at the time. He fled the U.S. in 1978 before sentencing in the case...
- 10/3/2017
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former German actor Renate Langer, now 61, has reported to the Swiss police that Polish film director Roman Polanski raped her when she was 15-years-old. The alleged rape took place in Gstaad, Switzerland in February 1972, claims Langer, bringing the total number of rape accusations against Polanski to four. Langer went to the Swiss police because it […]...
- 10/3/2017
- by Chris Jancelewicz
- ET Canada
A woman named Renate Langer interviewed by police says the film-maker raped her in the town of Gstaad when she was 15, in 1972
Swiss police are investigating new rape allegations against Roman Polanski made by a woman who said the film-maker assaulted her in the town of Gstaad in 1972.
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Swiss police are investigating new rape allegations against Roman Polanski made by a woman who said the film-maker assaulted her in the town of Gstaad in 1972.
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- 10/3/2017
- by Agence France-Presse in Geneva
- The Guardian - Film News
Former German actress Renate Langer has issued an official statement accusing Roman Polanski of raping her when she was only 15 years old. The report was filed to the Swiss police and says the encounter took place at the director’s home in Gstaad, Switzerland in February 1972, The New York Times reports.
According to the newspaper, Langer said she never reported the 1972 rape to the police or brought up the encounter with friends and family because she did not want to upset her parents. The 61-year-old actress later confided in her boyfriend years later.
“My mother would have had a heart attack,” she told The Times. “I felt ashamed and embarrassed and lost and solo.”
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Langer says Polanski raped her in a bedroom of his Swiss home. The director called her a month later to apologize and offered her...
According to the newspaper, Langer said she never reported the 1972 rape to the police or brought up the encounter with friends and family because she did not want to upset her parents. The 61-year-old actress later confided in her boyfriend years later.
“My mother would have had a heart attack,” she told The Times. “I felt ashamed and embarrassed and lost and solo.”
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Langer says Polanski raped her in a bedroom of his Swiss home. The director called her a month later to apologize and offered her...
- 10/3/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Renate Langer is the fourth woman to publicly accuse the director of sexual assault.
- 10/3/2017
- by Hunter Harris
- Vulture
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