French MPs have voted to end the TV licence fee as part of a bill aimed at tackling the country’s cost of living crisis, in a move that has provoked fears over the future independence of French state broadcasters.
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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrench actor Judith Chemla posted photos of her bruised face on her Instagram account on Sunday and said they were taken a year ago after she was allegedly assaulted by her then-boyfriend Yohan Manca, a filmmaker with whom she shares a daughter.In her emotional post, Chemla said she was finally revealing these photos because she was still being harassed by Manca, a year after the alleged incident involving Manca throwing a cell phone at her. The alleged domestic abuse occurred on June 3 near the Theatre du Rond-Point in Paris. The next day, Chemla filed a police complaint and canceled her trip to Cannes where she was expected to present “Mes freres et moi,” a film directed by Manca in which she had a role.
Following the complaint, an investigation was launched and Manca was jailed for about 10 days and was banned from visiting the 10th district of Paris where Chemla resides, as well as forbidden from approaching her, according to two sources. After a second complaint filed by Chemla, Manca was given an eight-month suspended prison sentence for domestic violence against Chemla.
She is now threatening to sue him a third time, which could lead to Manca serving time in prison. Variety reached out to Chemla, her attorney and agent for comment.Chemla has several projects lined up, including Noémie Lvovsky’s “La grande magie” and Xavier Giannoli’s series “Tikkoun” based on Fabrice Arfi’s 2018 book “D’argent et de sang.”Here is a translated excerpt from Chemla’s Instagram post:“A year ago my face was hurt, some blue and purple under my eye, I saw myself deformed.
A year ago I looked at my face in the mirror and I knew I couldn’t turn a blind eye. The father of my daughter.
French MPs have voted to end the TV licence fee as part of a bill aimed at tackling the country’s cost of living crisis, in a move that has provoked fears over the future independence of French state broadcasters.
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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentQueer romantic comedy “Three Nights a Week,” set amid the Parisian drag queen scene, will open the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week which has unveiled its lineup of nine titles, all of which are world premiers.The section’s out-of-competition opener is directed by Florent Gouëlou who, besides having a master’s degree in cinema from La Sorbonne, is also a committed drag queen who performs every month on the Flèche d’Or stage in Paris.Touted as the first European film on the glittering world of drag queens, “Three Nights” is the tale of 29-year-old Baptiste who is in a heterosexual relationship when he meets Cookie Kunty, a young drag queen from the Parisian scene who immediately mesmerizes him. Initially motivated by the idea of a photography project revolving around Cookie, he immerses himself into this world, eventually embarking upon a relationship with Quentin, the young man behind the drag queen.
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We don’t think it would be all that much of a stretch to say that most people will experiment with a fringe at some point in their lives, but right now they seem to be having a particularly big moment in celebville.The latest to join the on-trend fringed ranks is former The Saturdays member Frankie Bridge, who was spotted on a night out with a brand new ‘do that’s giving us ultra-cool French girl vibes. Wearing her hair in a tousled updo for the occasion, we think the 33 year old’s new fringe is the picture of choppy perfection.
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French actress Judith Chemla took to her Instagram account late Sunday night to post photos of injuries she said she sustained a year ago from domestic abuse suffered at the hands of her daughter’s father whom she did not name.
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