Roman Polanski sues Oscars over expulsion

FUGITIVE film director Roman Polanski is suing the Academy in Hollywood after being kicked out of the Oscars organisation.

PUBLISHED: 17:46, Sun, Apr 21, 2019 | UPDATED: 17:54, Sun, Apr 21, 2019

Roman PolanskiPolanski was accused of raping a 13 year old girl in the 70s (Image: GETTY)

The Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby director was ejected from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the same time as shamed comedy actor Bill Cosby, who was jailed last September for sex offences. A lawyer for Polanski, who fled the United States after being charged with the alleged rape of a 13 year old girl in 1978, claimed that he was expelled "without warning" and with no chance to respond or to appeal against the decision. Harland Braun filed a writ on behalf of the French-Polish filmmaker at the Los Angeles Superior Court and will pursue legal action against the Hollywood institution on grounds that his expulsion was unfair. The Academy responded within hours, saying its removal of Polanski from its ranks will not be reversed.

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