These libel laws have to be changed
Whether or not Woody Allen's guilty of molesting Dylan Farrow a few decades ago, this news about how he's viewed in France (by the establishment, if anyone) once again should send a message of what needs to be abolished in the country's legal system:
Not a single high-profile producer or director in France has officially been accused of sexual harassment or assault. Thomas Sotinel, senior cultural critic at Le Monde, said France’s strict libel laws partly explain why so few women have made public accusations and why no media outlets have reported on allegedly abusive filmmakers or producers. “In France, if a journalist is accused of defamation, he or she will have to give concrete proof of what is stated in the article, and when there is no complaint filed or medical record and it’s a case of ‘he said, she said,’ it becomes very complicated to prove anything,” Sotinel said.Well obviously, something has to be done about laws to modify them so it'll be easier for victims to come forward and not be turned into double victims by a legal process that can punish the victim rather than the culprit. I don't suppose Sotinel might have what it takes to call for a better system already?
Labels: France, misogyny, Moonbattery, showbiz, United States
