French director Luc Besson accused of drugging, raping actress
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Yeah, they’re not the same, but I won’t pretend a 32 year old man fucking a high schooler in junior year gives me the impression he cares much about consent.
The french news reported she said " I felt obligated to have sex with him "
and it felt very Westein-ish...
and it felt very Westein-ish...
The list of directors that people would be surprised to hear this about is massive. Similar accusations against plenty of squeaky clean guys would be met with shock and doubt, and it's hardly the fault of the general public if someone has spent an entire lifetime cultivating the kind of presence that makes such accusations feel incredibly likely when placed in the context of the person.
That isn't "oh no, mob mentality" so much as people who act sketchy all the time being perceived as very sketchy.
That isn't "oh no, mob mentality" so much as people who act sketchy all the time being perceived as very sketchy.
That and drugging someone are pretty different.
I am not saying a 15 year old can consent but that was not a crime in his home country that he was arrested for.
This would be if there was enough cause to.
The guy who made The Professional, is a creep? What gave it away, all the lolita shit with 13 year old Natalie Portman?
Given Luc Besson's history regarding the original script for Leon and sleeping with/marrying a 15 year old, it's especially hard for me to believe his side of things here.
Re-enactment of Luc Besson reacting to the news:
It's really astounding how some directors who seem to interested in younger girls are confident enough to use this directly as material for their movies. Just look at Woody Allen ('Manhatten') and now this... 'Leon the Professional' will never be the same, if this is true... creepy dudes.
Yeah, its always been weird but its sad because Gary Oldman is SO FUCKING GOOD in that movie.
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Bingo. Where there is smoke, there isn't necessarily fire. But when someone comes running over the horizon from the direction of the smoke screaming fire, people have reason to listen.
Barf.Cracked article said:
I had no idea this was originally in the movie, which used to be one of my all-time favourite movies. Now I wanna throw up. Besson is so disgusting.
Luc Besson has always struck me as a fairly fucked up person, but this just...wow. Wow.
Apparently my brain wasn't entirely off base.
Woof.
Serious story: I avoided seeing Leon: The Professional for most of my life because I for some reason assumed it was a movie with weird underage-sex undertones.
Apparently my brain wasn't entirely off base.
Woof.
Luc Besson didn't make Onimusha 3, why would you not play that game because of him? Jean Reno and Luc Besson are different people.
And "creep" is one thing. Actual rapist is something entirely different. We all knew Besson was a creep, but this is WAY beyond that.
Oh my bad. I obviously am unlearned about the two men. Even if these allegations didn't come out, I wasn't planning on watching Leon again, and I've never played Onimusha 3 I was just making a poorly researched joke.
I remeber saying how I preferred the Professional above Leon because the cut scenes seemed creepy to me. I was called out for having a dirty mind, but when I finally saw this I knew my warning bells weren't there for no reason.
Yeah I agree with you, dating a 15 years girl when you're 30+ is creepy as hell.
That scene in the screenplay excerpt above was never filmed. In the uncut, filmed version of the movie, Mathilda tries to seduce Léon but he refuses her. I always interpreted that scene as the young girl not knowing what she was doing and Léon doing the right thing by her. It was a disturbing scene, but not actually awful, you know? But then it turns out, he actually intended to have Léon sleep with (i.e. rape) her and frame it as "sweet, beautiful lovemaking". And add to this how he married a 15 year old girl and, well, this is one case where I certainly can't separate the art from the artist anymore. It's more than enough to ruin the movie for me.
Besson is a pedophile and a predator and now most likely a rapist too. I hope that actress gets justice.
Yep, art is what it is its not like Portman filmed a sex scene, or that if she did it would have been real.
How many films depict underage sex, murder, rape and more?
His past is shady but hanging him now seems premature.
If he gets arrested and charged then fuck the dude.
But for now like someone else said it's trial by social media.
Wow, he's toast if there's even any piece of evidence. Which there probably will be, doubt he could be that thorough.
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As much as the law matters, I'd rather not get into a relationship where a prosecutor has discretion as to whether or not to pursue charges.
I didn't interpret you post as a defense, I just was adding onto it, saying that it's never a good look to be in that situation. Like, you never want to be pulled over by a cop when you've had two glasses of wine with dinner over a two hour period. You can pass a sobriety test, but an officer can still say they smelled alcohol and that you were swerving and they can still arrest you. Even if the charges get dropped, it's still in that sphere of being in they grey that no one wants to be in.
Most people were on Leto for the <18 year olds he was alleged to have sexual involvement with during his tours with his band.
I just don't have that, at all. If Ted Bundy had made a film and I liked it on its own merits, I would still watch it now.
Yes, but just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
I don't think that is always the case, as there are so called " Romeo and Juliet" laws in place for that instance specifically.
I mean all the signs were their weren’t they? Isn’t there an European version and an America. Version?
