While the film Anatomy of a fall in which he plays the husband of the main character has just won two awards at the Golden Globes ceremony on Sunday, French actor Samuel Theis is splashed by accusations of rape.
According to two surveys published last week in the French media Release And Teleramathe one who is also a director would have abused a technician on the set of his feature film I swearlast summer.
The man who filed the complaint “was in a daze, unable to express his consent or his refusal of consent” at the time of the facts, indicates Telerama. The incident is said to have occurred on the night of June 30 to 1er July 2023, during an evening between members of the film crew.
Subsequently, the alleged victim would not have been able to continue her work and would have been released from her duties with compensation, reports Release. A strict protocol would then have been established on the set. According to Release, director Samuel Theis would have been “confined”. He could not go onto the set without first notifying the members so that those who did not wish to see him could leave the premises.
The filmmaker disputed the accusations. His lawyer told Release “have no information about a complaint filed or a procedure in progress”.