Actor Theo Navaro-Mus. , Photo Credit: Theonavmuss/Instagram
The Cannes Film Festival has banned French actor Thio Navaro-Mus on Thursday from appearing on the red carpet for the premiere of the French competition film. Case 137 Due to allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Festival director Theory Framex told Tellerma On Wednesday, the magazine which he decided to exclude the actor with the film’s makers, as the courts did not issue a final verdict in the case.
According to his lawyer, last month, prosecutors were rejected by prosecutors due to lack of adequate evidence. The complainants, the actor also plan to file a new complaint, Talerama said.
Navaro-Mussi’s lawyer, Marian Poset-Gagliardi told Reuters that till date, there was no indication that any action would continue, and that no new complaint was formally filed yet.
The prosecutors did not immediately respond to the remarks request. A festival spokesperson refers to Reuters to Fremaux Tellerma Interviews were asked to confirm when the red carpet ban, which is considered the first of its kind.
Naro-Masi has a small role in detective drama directed by Dominic Mol. The director of the festival told Tellerma He was also waiting to learn more about a report related to another film personality that recently came to his attention.
Earlier this year, Cannes need to guarantee the producers that films respected the safety, integrity and dignity of all contributors.
The festival has faced criticism not to overdo the #MeToo movement in the past, which has highlighted people accused of sexual harassment in areas including entertainment, politics and business.
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Fremaux’s decision came in the same week that actor Gerrard Depardyu was found guilty of sexually harassing two women on a film in the highest profile #MeToo case that came to the judges in France.
Depardyu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, and his lawyer said he would appeal to the court’s decision.
Published – May 16, 2025 03:36 PM IST
