Director Nicolas Bedos, who has been charged with sexual assault, has been questioned at Paris’ Center police station since Wednesday, AFP has learned from sources familiar with the matter, confirming information from Actu 17.
When asked, his lawyer Julia Minkowski did not want to respond.
According to the complaint consulted by AFP, the alleged incidents took place on the night of June 1-2 in a Parisian club.
A 25-year-old woman, who was drinking in this Parisian bar, accused Mr Bedos of “reaching out his hand (…) at the level of his panties”.
He would have approached her first without her recognizing him. Then, according to the complainant, Mr Bedos “reached out” his hand “without speaking” to the level of the private parts. The young woman explains that “she pushed him away” and then she recognized him by saying to him: “Go and get treatment!”
A security guard would then have led Mr. Bedos out of the facility.
Speaking to investigators, the director, now 44, said he “didn’t question the complainant’s word,” but assured that “if the gesture existed,” it “can only be accidental,” according to a source familiar with him The reason.
Nicolas Bedos has played multiple roles in the world of cinema: playwright, columnist, screenwriter and even actor.
The son of comedian Guy Bedos, he has made a name for himself in several plays, including Sortie de scène, since making his theatrical debut in 2004 when he was just 25 years old, excelling in many fields.