Adèle Haenel and others walk out of the 2020 César Awards to protest Roman Polanski's win

[ms_mmelissa]

A l'annonce du César de la Meilleure Réalisation pour Roman Polanski ("J'accuse"), Adèle Haenel quitte la salle.

Le meilleur des #César2020 > https://t.co/ipnVwouBeV pic.twitter.com/7xa0CTbU3H
- CANAL+ (@canalplus) February 28, 2020

• French actress Adèle Haenel who last year revealed that as a child she was the victim of sexual harassment from

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[stillglows]

i read on twitter the actress hosting the awards florence forest also walked? i couldn't find a source though.

[emma2403]

She never came back on stage after he won best director (there was only best film left and the president of the ceremony, Sandrine Kiberlain, took care of it on her own) and she immediately wrote a huge "écoeuréé" (sickened) on her instagram.

I'm actually confused about why she accepted to host, to be honest.

[ms_mmelissa]

She probably attended specifically so she could walk out. I really believe Adèle's walkout was planned. That doesn't make her reaction any less genuine but she was able to show her disgust and her anger in a public way. She stole the headlines and the conversation. It's pretty impressive.

[emma2403]

I agree about Adèle and I think it was the best thing to do but I'm not so sure about Florence Foresti, she just didn't come back, most people didn't notice, and it's hardly mentioned in the articles talking about this hot mess. She seemed genuinely surprised about Polanski getting the award but I just can't imagine her being that naive (or maybe I'm just way too jaded myself).

[ms_mmelissa]

I could imagine her planning to walk off after Polanski but she wouldn't have known Adèle would have similar plans and would make the real headlines. IDK honestly kudos to everyone who walked away whether they were noticed or not. American actor don't have half their guts.

[genbu_no_miko24]

Yeah I don’t know much about the host but her leaving the awards ceremony after he won is kinda meh.

I mean at least with Adele she has been publicly protesting the abuse problems and Polanski in the French industry for a while now before the Cesars so her walking out is on brand and impactful.

The host’s walkout on the other hand seems kinda “eat your cake and have it too” because regardless she accepted the hosting duties knowing his winning could be a possibility so walking out unnoticed is kinda cheap. She probably should’ve made a statement on stage or certain instead of making on IG.

[emma2403]

I agree. She's been talking about feminist issues for quite a while and she's been trashing Polanski ever since the nominations were known but... I don't know, it may be because I've never found her funny and I think she's very much an example of white feminism but I also thought it was very weak after hosting the whole show.

I'm sure she'll be interviewed about it and she's not usually shy when she replies to journalists, so maybe I'll change my mind if she says she thought it'd be better (or at least less terrible) with her as the host instead of the usual terribly sexist French male comedians (last year Jérôme Commandeur was particularly bad) or something like that...

(Sorry that got long).

[genbu_no_miko24]

No problem!

I feel like she could've made it better by saying something at the show, you say she's not shy answering journalists's questions so why just ghost awards lol? Kinda of half-assed on her part.

[analievelyn]

not that they are the same thing AT ALL, but Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat was 100% planned.

These sorts of protests are extremely effective and useful to movements across the board

[justbolognese]

I'm sure both walkouts were planned but like everyone I can't imagine they expected, esp. Adèle that Polanski would win... And in that hugely personal (as in the person wins, not the movie) category