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Roman Polanski Victorious in British Rape Accuser’s Defamation Case

ACQUITTED

The 90-year-old director had said in an interview that Charlotte Lewis lied about an alleged assault.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

A court cleared Roman Polanski of defamation after he claimed British actress Charlotte Lewis had lied about him raping her when she was a teenager.
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Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

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