In 2020, Lambert Wilson had very harsh words towards Florence Foresti, responsible for presenting the Caesar. His behavior earned him an unexpected sanction.
The Caesar 2020 ceremony was marked by an atmosphere of tension and contestation. That year, the Caesars were presented by Florence Foresti. This is the second time that the actress and comedian has been chosen to be the mistress of ceremonies for this major meeting in the world of cinema.
His intervention had not been to everyone’s taste. In particular Lambert Wilson, who the day after the ceremony had castigated the intervention of the French comedian. Florence Foresti had made several jokes about Roman Polanski and the rape accusations of which he is the object. The actress Adèle Haenel had, for her part, abruptly left the room when Roman Polanski received the César for best director, shouting “shame !”.
Lambert Wilson said he was shocked by this event and treated the people denouncing Roman Polanski “Lowercase”. “I am very angry. It makes no sense. If we feel that there is something wrong with Polanski having nominations, then we don’t come and go in the middle of the ceremony. Dare to talk about a director in these terms ” Lambert Wilson explained at the microphone of France Info. And add “What are we going to remember about the lives of these people compared to the enormity of the Polanski myth?”
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Lambert Wilson fired by Greenpeace
The NGO Greenpeace, in which Lambert Wilson had been involved for many years, did not appreciate the interview with the actor the day after the Caesar. Greenpeace saw Lambert Wilson’s criticism as outspoken support for Roman Polanski then accused of sexual assault. The NGO did not go through four paths, it simply landed Lambert Wilson, believing that she could not agree to work with a person having this type of positioning.
Lambert Wilson said he was frankly disappointed with this eviction. “I was fired two days later without further legal action (…) I was told: ‘Greenpeace subscribers cannot support someone who supports these words’ “, he confided in the program “En Aparté” broadcast on December 21, 2021.
For the actor his opinion was not a form of guarantee from Roman Polanski but only the questioning of the intervention of Florence Foresti. “I had reservations about the Caesar ceremony and more particularly about the way it went and the way Florence Foresti had conducted her mastery of ceremonies regarding Polanski. And the result of that is that I got kicked out of Greenpeace. “
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