FILE - Actress Judith Godreche, center, waves during a gathering at Republique plaza in a protest against the far-right, Wednesday, July 3, 2024 in Paris. French film director Benoit Jacquot accused by multiple actors of sexual assault and violent, controlling behavior, including when his alleged victims were teenagers, has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating the case, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday, July 4, 2024. Godrèche, who alleges that Jacquot raped and physical abused her in a six-year relationship that started when she was 14, has taken a lead role in kickstarting the #MeToo wave, which struggled for traction before she spoke out and emboldened other actors to do so, too. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla, File)
FILE "- Me Too" director Judith Godreche, center, poses with hands covering their mouth upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 15, 2024. French film director Benoit Jacquot accused by multiple actors of sexual assault and violent, controlling behavior, including when his alleged victims were teenagers, has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating the case, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday,July 4, 2024. Godrèche, who alleges that Jacquot raped and physical abused her in a six-year relationship that started when she was 14, has taken a lead role in kickstarting the #MeToo wave, which struggled for traction before she spoke out and emboldened other actors to do so, too. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - French actress Isild Le Besco, seen, during a photocall for the movie" The Good Heart" at the 35th American Film Festival, Saturday , Sept. 12, 2009, in Deauville, Normandy. Benoit Jacquot, a French film director accused by multiple actors of sexual assault and violent, controlling behavior, including when his alleged victims were teenagers, has been handed preliminary charges of rape, sexual assault and violence by a French judge investigating the case, the Paris prosecutor's office said Thursday July 4, 2024. The judge investigating allegations against Jacquot leveled by actors Julia Roy and Isild Le Besco handed him an array of preliminary charges. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)