While French cinema is shaken by cases of sexual assault following complaints filed by Judith Godrèche, Dominique Besnehard is accused of sexual abuse. This Friday, March 1, the film producer responds to the accusations he is the subject of in the columns of L’Obs.
The time has come for freedom of speech. Since the filing of a complaint by Judith Godrèche for “violent rape of a minor” against the directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon, French cinema is at the heart of a lively controversy. And if the actress deplored the omerta of the profession during a poignant speech given at the ceremony of Caesarcertain voices were raised to denounce the excesses and hypocrisy of actors of the seventh art in France, like Valérie Lemercier or Mathieu Kassovitz.
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Enough to push Aurélien Wiik to speak out to denounce the sexual abuse of which he was a victim at the hands of personalities from the big and small screens during his adolescence through a poignant testimony. A speech that opened the way for the movement #Metooboys which is gaining momentum on the webe. This Friday March 1, 2024, our colleagues from The Obs have published the results of an investigation which compiles several testimonies of alleged sexual assaults targeting in particular Dominique Besnehard.
#Metooboys: Dominique Besnehard denies any sexual assault
Among these are the testimonies of Farouk Benalleg and Pierre Bégué who accuse the film producer of having taken advantage of his position to abuse them. The first accuses Dominique Besnehard of having kissed him without his consent in the street while the second denounces alleged acts of sexual assault. Pierre Bégué indicates that he agreed to testify today in the columns of our colleagues in order to “let all this finally come to light, for justice”.
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A decision undoubtedly motivated by the recent comments of actresses and comedians. Faced with the accusations against him, the co-producer of the series Ten percent wanted to speak out to give his version of the facts. During a telephone interview with our colleagues, Dominique Besnehard denies the accusations of sexual assault made against him. The 70-year-old producer defends himself by explaining that he simply flirted with the men who accuse him of having abused them.
Dominique Besnehard: “I may have hit on them, so what?”
“Maybe I hit on them, so what? We have to be careful, today, under the pretext of #MeToo, we say and do anything! Aurélien Wiik, yes it’s serious, it’s rape. What do you blame me for? For flirting? Flirting is one thing, abusing your power is another. Never in my life have I promised a role in exchange for a favor!”declared Dominique Besnehard in the columns of The Obs.
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