On October 22, the Paris Criminal Court sentenced Nicolas Bedos to one year in prison, including 6 months suspended. For good reason, the actor (and director) was found guilty of sexual assault on two women, for acts dating from May and June 2023. And just a few months after this court decision, this Wednesday, January 22, the 45-year-old playwright shared a press release on his Instagram account (written by his lawyer) in which he officially declares that he is giving up his appeal. A surprising announcement since after the hearing, his lawyer announced to the press that his client intended to appeal. “There are no questions to ask: we will immediately appeal against this unfair judgment on which I call on everyone to reflect“, she declared.
Nicolas Bedos refuses to appeal: what does his press release say?
In the press release written by the office of his lawyer, Maître Julia Minkowski, we can read this. “Nicolas Bedos has decided to give up appealing the decision rendered against him on October 22. This choice, difficult but carefully considered, is part of a desire for appeasement. Engaged for two years in a process of introspection, he hopes that this withdrawal will allow each and everyone to be able to turn the page and move forward.“, we can discover. A decision, on the part of the actor, which thus makes official the verdict previously pronounced by the court.
Nicolas Bedos: what facts were he accused of?
In their complaints, the two women who accused Nicolas Bedos of sexual assault denounced the actor's behavior. The first had thus explained that the playwright had walked towards her, head down during an evening in a nightclub, in June 2023, and held out his right hand to her at the level of her penis, over his jeans. The second plaintiff was a waitress in a Parisian bar. She told the court he grabbed her by the waist and kissed her neck in May 2023, while drunk. Behavior that the actor had denied before the Court. “I don't remember anything, it's a blackout“, he defended himself.
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