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Polanski attends jazz festival MONTREUX, Switzerland, Filmmaker Roman Polanski was seen making his first public appearance since Swiss officials released him from house arrest last week. The BBC said reporters surrounded Polanski when he went to see his wife, actress and singer Emmanuelle...

Polanski petition circulated in Cannes CANNES, France, (UPI) -- Actors, directors and film-goers attending the Cannes Film Festival in France face a dilemma over whether to sign a petition supporting director Roman Polanski. Polanski is under house arrest in Switzerland after his arrest last...

Actress: Polanski raped me in 1982 LOS ANGELES, (UPI) -- British actress Charlotte Lewis says filmmaker Roman Polanski raped her in 1982 in Paris when she was 16, ABC News reported Friday. Lewis later starred in Polanski's 1986 film "Pirates." The 76-year-old Oscar-winning director has been...

ZURICH – Imprisoned director Roman Polanski is in a "fighting mood" and will battle U.S. attempts to have him extradited from Switzerland to California to face justice for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977, his lawyer said Monday. An international tug-of-war over the 76-year-old...