A new case of sexist and sexual violence splashes the Cannes 2025 Film Festival. After the dismissal of the French actor Théo Navarro-Mussy, after a complaint about sexual, physical and moral violence, it is the turn of the vice president of acid, a selection parallel to the official competition, of being accused of sexual aggression.
The man was “retired” this Thursday, May 15 after being accused of sexual violence tomorrow by a woman during a public event in Croisette, we learned from concordant sources.
During a meeting organized by the National Cinematography Center (CNC) to address in particular the question of gender -based sexual violence, a woman spoke to publicly accuse this man of having attacked it, several participants in AFP reported.
“The young woman acted with a lot of courage, the current associations took care of her immediately,” said Deputy Erwan Balaanant, rapporteur of a parliamentary investigation into violence in the cultural community, to the AFP, present in the scene.
An internal survey launched
“Today, during a public round table, we listened to a testimony that involved one of our members, currently vice president of acid, for serious events that can be compared to sexual violence,” confirmed the two acid co -chants in a statement to the AFP.
“Faced with these positions, previously unknown to the association, the presidents are now changing the conservatory measures towards him, which results in his withdrawal from associative life and launch an internal research process entrusted to an external organization,” they added. “Acid wishes to remember its position of principle, namely, support, accompaniment and listen to all victims and witnesses of facts” of violence and sexist, sexual and moral harassment, continued.
Created in 1992 by filmmakers, ACCI (Independent Cinema Association for its Transmission) animates the most confidential parallel sections of the Cannes Festival, programming films that are not very distributed in other places. Neighbor and organized on the same dates, the structure is independent of the festival, the largest world event of the seventh art, which takes place until May 24.
Source: BFM TV
