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Roman Polanksi win at the César Awards prompts walkouts
Director Roman Polanski's win for Best Director at the César Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars, prompted walk-outs and angry protests outside the venue in Paris.
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Entire board behind the French Oscars to resign in protest over Roman Polanski nominations
The board which oversees the César Academy, which runs the César Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars or the BAFTAs, has said that it will resign ahead of this year's ceremony.
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Outrage as Roman Polanski's new film receives a dozen nominations at 'French Oscars'
The 'Rosemary's Baby' director has been on the run since 1978 after avoiding sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor.
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Cesar Awards boss defends Roman Polanski as a "great man"
Controversy has surrounded France’s 2017 Cesar Awards as feminists voiced their concern over director Roman Polanski’s proposed involvement. In case you hadn’t heard, bosses at the Cesar Awards had hoped to appoint the famed film director as president of this year’s event, which was bound to cause controversy and anger due to the ongoing US arrest warrant he has after fleeing the country before his rape trial dating back to the late-1970s. To clarify, Polanski was accused of raping a 13-year-o