While promoting his film DogMan on the set of What an era! on France 2, Luc Besson returned with emotion to the way his children experienced the Sand Van Roy affair.
In May 2018, during the #MeToo period, Belgian-Dutch actress Sand Van Roy accused Luc Besson of sexual assault and rape, a few hours after a meeting in a Parisian palace. Accusations that the director ofArthur and the Minimoys immediately rejected. The filmmaker nevertheless regretted an extramarital relationship in a context of “subordination” while the actress had appeared in some of her films, including Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. After five years of legal proceedings, the Court of Cassation definitively dismissed the accusations of rape made by Sand Van Roy. A relief for Luc Besson, as well as for his wife Virginie Besson-Silla and his children, who suffered terribly because of this affair.
Luc Besson : “That’s what hurt me the most…”
Luc Besson was among the guests of the new issue of What an era! broadcast on France 2 this Saturday September 23. The opportunity for the director to look back with emotion on the way in which this scandal deeply affected his children. “It was the hardest moment of my life: sitting at a table with your wife and children, and telling the truth. I destroyed their image of love and it hurt me very, very badly because it was my responsibility. I regret so much for destroying this love in them. That’s what hurt me the most“, he declared, his voice suddenly broken by emotion. The Caesarized director sometimes seemed on the verge of tears while explaining to Léa Salamé that his daughters Thalia and Sateen had been angry with him. “I worked on myself. You have to regain the trust of your children, it took me 4 to 5 years. They give me a lot of love today. They don’t forget, but they forgive me“.
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Luc Besson: family evening at the Parisian premiere of DogMan
After five years of absence, Luc Besson is back behind the camera with the psychological drama DogMan. Carried by Caleb Landry Jones, the feature film tells the story of Douglas, a child abused by his father who then threw him to the dogs. Instead of attacking him, they protected him and became his allies. As an adult, Douglas, still traumatized by his childhood, leads an outsider’s life with his dogs before gradually sinking into a murderous madness. While the film is expected in cinemas on September 27, Luc Besson was able to count on the support of his wife Virginie Besson-Silla and their children who posed in front of the photographers at the Parisian premiere. .
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
