Roman Polanski acquitted of defamation by French court

British actor Charlotte Lewis had claimed she was made the victim of a ‘smear campaign’ after she accused the director of raping her when she was a teenager

A French court on Tuesday acquitted French-Polish film-maker Roman Polanski of defaming British actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

Polanski, 90, was not in court for the verdict at the Paris criminal court.