Comédie-Française actor accused of violence

A young woman testified on Twitter about the violence and threats to which she was the victim by an actor from the Comédie-Française. The latter promised "the greatest firmness".

"Punched in the face, ribs, back when I was on the ground, beaten books, shoes. He dragged me by the hair throughout his apartment. He threw me on the ground. tried to strangle me. (…) I think omerta is no longer possible in the theater. ", wrote Marie, Youtubeuse theater who manages the Plain Chant channel, on her Twitter. The young woman accuses an actor of the Comédie-Française of acts of violence on several occasions, in his apartment.

For its part, the Comédie-Française says it is "deeply shocked".

Marie says she was hit three times, on March 6, March 26 and May 2, by an actor from the Comédie-Française, without specifying her name. Photos complete his testimony.

The actor also allegedly uttered threats, of which she has audio recordings: “Don't you want me to film your assassination? That way everyone will know what has happened, not like Bertrand Cantat. There will be fewer doubts. I really want you to die. "

Monday, June 29, the actress filed a complaint for "usual violence on a vulnerable person who has not resulted in incapacity greater than 8 days". A complaint that had to be completed the next day.

Historically known, the French cultural institution (sixty members and actresses of members and boarders) declared that it was "deeply shocked to discover the unbearable acts of violence attributed to one of its employees". And that it "condemns them with the utmost firmness and will take all the necessary measures."

Sharing these heinous acts is for Mary a way of "refusing that another could suffer such violence from a man, regardless of his influence and notoriety."

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