Thank you for not allowing the blood thirsty mob to prevent you from doing what you believe to be right. To not feel remorse. If you are rich, white, and especially if you are famous, the system in extremely biased in your favor. so dont free him :), First off Mr. Polanski did not rape anyone. Women, girls, PEOPLE having a RIGHT to say what happens to their own bodies is NOT a moral issue, it is a human rights issue. Jean-Pierre Marois Read the unsealed records at the smoking gun. This list is a paltry portion of the total number of A-list film celebrities with their names on the petition. Costa Gavras He should be in jail. That does not change that he committed statutory rape against a 13 year old, drugged her, and fled the country. AFP is reporting that a grand assembly of filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world have signed a petition urging the release of director Roman Polanski, who was arrested Sunday in Switzerland on a warrant for a 1977 underage sex case in the United States. : Unsigned. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images. so roman polanski is sayong it was consensual,and i have no reason to disbeleive him.no one was there,to know the exact facts. Making good films does not exempt you from the law. Would the signatories of this list have us serve up children for them to rape and defile at their pleasure because, well, W. is a really bad man? Polanski has not served his time and now he is guilty of evading justice. In 2018, Portman apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. Jacques Bral Roman Polanski has been a fugitive from justice for 30 years and it is time he manned up and dealt with the situation. The student's petition, entitled: "Drop the petition for Roman Polanski's release", was launched last week, and has over 400 signatures. (Page 13), On march 13, 1977, the day you had sexual intercourse how old did you believe her to be?, Are you pleading guilty Freely and voluntarily?. The arrest of Roman Polanski in a neutral country, where he assumed he could travel without hindrance, undermines this tradition: it opens the way for actions of which no one can know the effects. this is the veiw of a 14 year old. Only one person who signed the petition agrees to speak on the record: the actor Asia Argento, who has since accused Weinstein of abusing her. So I decided to ask them how they felt about Polanski now. If he gets off on some technicality or is given a non custodial age due to age or the pleas of the victim or even the terms of the original plea bargain than so be it. Terry Gilliam It was a long time ago was another one, as was: Hes served his time. (In 2009, the expert legal affairs writer, Jeffrey Toobin, reported that at that time the prison sentence for an adult defendant who pleaded guilty to statutory rape was likely to be three years in a state prison.) Only one persons behaviour is at issue here, Roman Polanski and he deserves to be in prison because he drugged, then raped, then sodomized a 13 year old girl despite her pleas for him to stop. It is immaterial as to the occupation of the It was stupid To take a childhood from a person is the worst thing there is. These people who hold such power over the media, have a duty to defend the victim not this unrepentant, repulsive excuse for of a man. Well, eight years is a long time in sexual mores. Some dont reply at all, despite repeated approaches. No excuses. Woody Allen supports him-big shocker (the guy who is now married to the woman who was essentially his stepdaughter). The above people think its OK to rape children if you make good films. 17 HBO and HBO Max Original Series to Get Excited About in 2023. This extradition, if it takes place, will be heavy in consequences and will take away his freedom, the petition read. So many people seem to be against Mr. Polanski. He fled the country to France before he could be properly sentenced. Luc et Jean-Pierre Dardenne Just ask her. Those people dont want justice or protection of children. Jonathan Majors on Oscar Favorites, Bad Reviews, and the Road Trip That Made Him Realize He Was a Star, The Best Picture Race Got a Lot More Confusing This Week, Tom Cruise Made the Rounds This Week, but Other Oscar Nominees Got More Applause Than Top Gun: Maverick, How Michael B. Jordans Love of Anime Shaped Creed III Fight Scenes, Translating the Unconscious Into Images: The Cinematography of Bardo, Poker Face Takes Viewers on a Cross-Country Road Trip Without Leaving New York, The 50 Best Movies of 2022, According to 165 Critics from Around the World, All 81 Titles Unceremoniously Removed from HBO Max (So Far), 10 Shows Canceled but Not Forgotten in 2022. I very much regret it, Portman said. At Jack Nicholsons house, she tells him shes thirsty, so he gives her alcohol. Mr. Polanksi should have long since addressed the matter. This is actually a very civil process being carried out in regards to someone who did a very uncivil thing. I know it wont matter one iota to many of you, which is fine, but I am one person who will do her best to avoid any of your work. I take responsibility for not thinking about it enough. Jerome Cornuau People keep affirming that Polanski did this and did that as if they were there at the time. polanski never openly apologized and the only reason why this case has dragged on for so long is because polanski denied raping her and skipped town. - Le Syndicat National des Techniciens de la Production Cinmatographique et de Tlvision (National Union of Film and Television Technicians) only to seduce a 15-year old nastassia kinski two years later- when he was 46. had he handled this differently, the victim would have been able to put this trauma behind her when she was still a teenager. By signing up to the Mashable newsletter you agree to receive electronic communications High-profile actors like Kate Winslet and Adrien Brody continued to work with him. furthermore, the reason the victim wants the charges to be dropped is because this case has been haunting her since she was 13- she is in her 40s now and she wants to get on with her life. I hope the tide is finally turning.. In 2018, Argento apologised and expressed regret for signing the petition. Argento spoke publicly about her support for Polanski in a Twitter post in 2017, writing: "I already regretted signing the petition years ago, already felt it was a mistake. The whole world will be so much safer if Polanski ends his days behind bars. Thompson claims to have signed the petition, but later asked for her name to be removed. He is a great artist, no doubt about it, but he commited a crime against a child and needs to be prosecuted. This article was amended on 30 January 2018. The rest say they are too busy. A few will only talk off the record. This man should never have been allowed to go free without punishmentand 45 days of evaluation does not constitute punishment! There are some quibbles about who said what, but the generally agreed facts are as follows: in March 1977 Polanski, who was then 43, took a child, Samantha Gailey (now Geimer), who he knew was 13 years old, to Jack Nicholsons house to take photos of her for a magazine. But one can have enormous sympathy for those losses, and also feel that offering up dead women as mitigating factors for raping a girl doesnt really wash. He never even apologized to the woman. I was asked by friends from the Cannes film festival to sign it. Emma Thompson has long been an ardent supporter of women's rights, and the British Oscar-winner recently signed a letter in support of the Times Up campaign ahead of this year's BAFTAS. Jean-Jacques Beineix Natalie Portman. He was a filmmaker whose work I admired greatly. The actresswho spoke at the Womens March in January and has been a vocal supporter of the Times Up campaign to end sexual violence and abuseexpressed contrition to Buzzfeed over her former views. I disagree. It is the most vicious, sickening and coward action, to attack a young child. - lUnion des producteurs de films Is Father Polanski any different? You may also click on the Accept button on the right to make this notice disappear. Jacques Fansten The biggest stories of the day delivered to your inbox. Danis Tanovic Shame on all of you. Alongside Asia Argento and Emma Thompson, Natalie Portman remains one of the few celebrities to apologize for signing the petition. Just Jaeckin Patrice Chereau Oscars 2023: Best Picture Predictions But if I ever see him, I will spit in his face. Hiding under the same moldy rock they hid under during the OJ trial? 5. i just cant comprehend how you can just so willingly run to the aid of a man who raped a child. The filmmaker had been detained over a 1977 underage sex case from the U.S., which he plead guilty to. What happened to the feminists? Yasmina Reza We demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski, urges the petition. Seems strange that people on this board try to make some justification for Polanski out of bad things going unpunished elsewhere. I do along with those who loves Dont worry YM, I didnt forget you. $17.99 + $4.99 shipping. Jan Kounen He is not a sexual predator he is a now a philanthropist. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. it just makes you sick to your stomach to see so many people that you gathered so much inspiration from dissapoint you in such a vile way. Here are some tips and tricks to help you find the answer to "Wordle" #623. Claude Lanzmann Too bad theyre selling their souls to be there. The fact that filmmakers may present their work and travel freely and safely at and to film events, as every person may do at and to other unrestricted public properties, does not make them diplomats. Betrand Van Effenterre That type of self-righteousness is sickening and even more dangerous than what Polanski did because it affects society as a whole, whether the issue is rape or anything else. Kent Jones When Winslet was asked last September whether she had any qualms about working with Woody Allen, another director accused (but, unlike Polanski, never arrested and never charged) of a sex crime against a minor, she replied: Having thought it all through, you put it to one side and just work with the person. He raped a child! He & his friends will be able to afford the best lawyers. Broadly reached out to Almodovar to ask if he regrets supporting Polanski, but he declined to reply by the time of publication. Since then, many of them with names on the petition have claimed that they were forced to sign it. High recidivism cant be an excuse to keep these people locked up, all victims will come forward if it happens again, and we dont need to pay any heed Kinskis real birth certificate. And not just when it comes to lurid, sex-laced cases, but that seems all most people care about. The judge went back on his word because he was afriad of public opinion like yours. If only anyone had known about Weinstein they would never never! 100% of the proceeds of this bundle will support Direct Relief, International Medical Corps, and Save the Children. And yet, for the past 40 years, many of them have been falling over themselves to work with a self-confessed child rapist, even defending him by pointing to his artistic credentials. But then again, the judge apparently liked some very young women as well. She was 18. SHAME on you Wes Anderson! I then contact the film-makers who signed the 2009 petition demanding Polanskis release, including David Lynch, Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese. And please dont take the whole But but hes so charming and he gives to charity! defense. NASA smacked an asteroid with a spacecraft. After Roman Polanski 's 2009 arrest in Switzerland for the 1977 rape of a 13-year-old girl, more than 100 actors and directors united to release a petition urging for his . His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against . Liria Begeja He never contested that his victim told him no repeatedly, or that he drugged her. I might not like it, but I can separate the man from his work. Its despicable that some Hollywood stars would rather support a pedophile then uphold a serious charge such as rape of an underage girl. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1994 Actor Death And The Maiden Director Roman Polanski Fine Line 8X10 Photo at the best online prices at eBay! He didnt answer me when I said no Then he lifted up my legs farther and he went in through my anus.. Or else every case involving Stockholm Syndrome would never be tried. If only in the name of this friendship between our two countries, we demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski. Stephane Allagnon International cinema. Jean-Charles Tacchella He was the younger brother of actress and activist Jane Fonda and the father of actress Bridget Fonda. Tom Tykwer Wes Anderson said that Polanski is "very clearly not a predator" and had a rant about how he is a family man. and seeing people in the comments try to defend him as well by saying the girl was mature for her age? Stuck on 'Quordle' #401? Though he was released from custody by July 2010, over 100 members of the film industry . Marc Guidoni And I propose a boycott of all those individuals (and their businesses) who supported the illegal and murderous war in Iraq.. Lets show we really care about children! Portman wasn't the only high-profile signatory. Everyone signing this list should be ashamed of themselves. Cher Roman tu as mon support total. Afp is reporting that a grand assembly of filmmakers, actors and producers from around the world have signed a petition urging the release of director Roman Polanski, who was arrested Sunday in Switzerland on a warrant for a 1977 underage sex case in the United States.