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France's model of the Oscars introduced that it'll ban anybody accused of sexual assault from its 2023 ceremony. The César Awards are as a consequence of be held subsequent month. The choice has been taking “out of respect for any doable victims”, César Awards mentioned.

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This means exclusion of French actor Sofiane Bennacer, who's at present underneath investigation for allegations of rape. Sofiane Bennacer has denied the allegations however the resolution comes amid fears of protests if the actor attended the awards ceremony. In 2020, the awards confronted extreme backlash when Roman Polanski who was wished within the US for statutory rape, received finest director.

The César Academy eliminated Sofiane Bennacer from the listing of nominations in November saying that it was contemplating a rule change in regards to the eligibility. The academy mentioned that the rule additionally applies to anybody who has been convicted of such an offence including that it could take into account a vote on whether or not to make a everlasting change to eligibility standards.

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"Out of respect for the victims... it has been determined to not spotlight individuals who might have been implicated by the judiciary in acts of violence," it mentioned in a press release.

Sofiane Bennacer, 25, had been nominated for his position in Les Amandiers. In the meantime, the police launched an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault however the movie's director, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, mentioned that Sofiane Bennacer was the sufferer of a "media lynching".