The 87-year-old director Roman Polanski has been expelled from the French Academy of Cinematography, which annually awards the Cesar, Le Monde reports.. The members of the organization came to this decision after a month of discussions about the scandalous person of Polanski, the winner of the Oscar, winner of the Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals.

The reason was the accusations of rape of 13-year-old model Samantha Gamer, which were first addressed to the director back in 1977. Polanski pleaded guilty, but fled from the United States to the UK before being sentenced and then to France to avoid extradition. Subsequently, three more women reported violence by the director, but he denies all the charges..

After escaping from the United States, Roman Polanski continued to make films in Europe and only in May 2018 was expelled from the American Film Academy.. The creator of the paintings "

In February 2020, the leadership of the most prestigious French film award, Cesar, resigned after the scandal caused by the nomination of Polanski's film The Officer and the Spy in 12 nominations at once. Despite the controversial attitude towards the person of Polanski, the tape was awarded the Grand Prix of the 76th Venice Film Festival.