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The lovely actress on the cover of the conservative magazine Causeur, led by Elisabeth Lévy, calls the #MeToo cinema movement a "festival of bitches." In its pages, Fanny Ardant defends Roman Polanski, accused of sexual violence by several women. Alongside philosopher Sabine Prokhoris, author of a book defending the director, she slams certain women who say they are victims of sexual violence and does not hold back on judgment.
On Twitter, the magazine cover is already sparking a heated controversy. Fanny Ardant, whose father was governor of the palace of the principality of Monaco, is currently starring in Roman Polanski’s new film, The Palace. She, who has already stirred up controversy over remarks about the Red Brigades or Vladimir Putin, says: "I never wanted to be a victim."
The actress, director, screenwriter, and even stage director, who is close to Gérard Depardieu, seems to ignore that being a victim is not a choice, but an imposed reality. Victims of all kinds of violence bear the weight of the attacks alone, while society often minimizes their suffering.
More than six years after #MeToo, Ardant, mother of three daughters by different fathers, continues to criticize the movement, which she calls "McCarthyism." She even goes so far as to mock her colleague Juliette Binoche’s tears in Cannes. For Ardant, being a "powerful woman" is not "whining." The controversy is far from over.