In February 2021, Richard Berry found himself at the heart of a huge scandal when his eldest daughter Coline filed a complaint for rape and sexual assault. Through a poignant testimony, the mother of the family had detailed the sordid sexual games that her father would have subjected her to throughout her childhood. If the famous comedian quickly denied these accusations, his former companion, Jeane Manson, accused by the actor’s daughter of having participated in the attacks, also assured that he had nothing to approach and filed a complaint for defamation.
“These lies must be stopped. I can’t live with these doubts that people may have about me. I am a person of great integrity, always have been. I never had any suspicions, ever. And I think I’m smart enough to know. If I had seen something inappropriate, I would have reported it immediately.“said the complainant to BFMTV, a few hours before the trial. A trial under high tension during which Pascale Louange, the new wife of Richard Berry, got up from her seat to slap Coline Berry who, according to her, has been lying for years. years. “In twenty years at the bar, I have never seen this. This is the difficulty for incest victims to denounce the facts: we have to knock to silence them.“said Karine Shebabo, Coline Berry’s lawyer.
This Thursday, April 14, justice delivered its verdict. The Aurillac court sentenced Coline Berry to a fine of 2,000 euros for defamation following this article and for the television program “ Le Live BFM ”, in which she had claimed that Jeane Manson was part of the sect of the Children of God. Richard Berry’s daughter was also ordered to pay 20,000 euros in damages to the former singer, as well as 5,000 euros in legal costs.
Thibaud Cruz
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