accused of rape
“The Fifth Element” director Luc Besson has been accused of drugging and raping a young actress in a Paris hotel, according to multiple media reports.
As first reported by Europe 1, the unidentified woman, who has worked with Besson on two movies, filed a complaint with authorities Friday morning, accusing him of drugging her tea and then sexually abusing her while she was unconscious the night before.
According to the French broadcast station, she says she awoke with memories of touching and penetration, adding that Besson left the hotel room before she did, and he left behind a wad cash.