All 52 parliamentarians present at the vote approved the creation of the commission. (File)
Paris:
The French parliament agreed on Thursday to create a commission of inquiry to investigate sexual and gender-based violence in cinema and other cultural sectors, following several recent allegations.
The National Assembly, or lower house, unanimously agreed to create the commission demanded by actress Judith Godreche in a speech to the upper house, the Senate, in February.
The 52-year-old actor and director has become a key figure in the French MeToo movement since accusing directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Both denied the accusations.
All 52 parliamentarians present at the vote approved the creation of the commission, accompanied by Godreche, who was present in the Chamber’s public gallery.
“It’s time to stop rolling out the red carpet for abusers,” said Greens lawmaker Francesca Pasquini.
The new commission will analyze “the condition of minors in the various sectors of cinema, television, theater, fashion and advertising”, as well as that of adults who work in them, he stated.
Based on Godreche’s proposal, a parliamentary committee on culture decided to expand the scope of the inquiry to also include other cultural sectors.
It is about “identifying the mechanisms and failures that allow these potential abuses and violence”, “establishing responsibilities” and making recommendations.
The vote in parliament comes a day after actress Isild Le Besco, 41, said in an autobiography that she was also “raped” by Jacquot during a relationship that began when she was 16, but was not ready to press charges.
Godreche, on the other hand, has filed a legal complaint against the prominent art director for alleged abuse that occurred during a relationship that began when she was 14 and he was 25 years older than her.
She also formally accused Doillon of abusing her when she was a 15-year-old actress in a film he directed.
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