Catherine Deneuve Apologizes to Victims after Denouncing #MeToo
15, 2018
The French actress Catherine Deneuve apologized to victims of sexual violence who decried a letter she signed with more than 100 other Frenchwomen denouncing the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart, #Balancetonporc, or "Expose Your Pig." In a letter published in the newspaper Libération on Sunday, Ms. Deneuve said
that while she stood by the original statement, published in another newspaper, Le Monde, she did not condone sexual abuse or misconduct.
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It went on to say that in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein allegations, "freedom of speech has been turned on its head." In her letter to Libération, Ms. Deneuve said
that while last week’s letter had denounced the #MeToo movement, "Nothing in the text claims that harassment is good." Please verify you’re not a robot by clicking the box.
Deneuve said that I’m a free woman and I will remain one,
It is to them, and them alone, that I apologize." Last week’s letter, which said
that using social media as a forum for sharing experiences of sexual misconduct had gone too far, drew some praise but also international criticism.
But insistent or clumsy flirting is not a crime, nor is gallantry a chauvinist aggression," the letter in Le Monde said.