Christophe Ruggia trial: “He was talking about his…”, the director’s ex recounts his unhealthy obsession with Adèle Haenel

During his trial, Christophe Ruggia heard the testimony of one of his former partners who accused him of having had an increased fascination with Adèle Haenel's body.

© Bestimage Christophe Ruggia heard one of his former girlfriends who accuses him of having had a fascination for Adèle Haenel's body.

IN BRIEF

• Adèle Haenel finds herself face to face with Christophe Ruggia, whom she accuses of sexual assault
• During the director's trial, one of his former partners gave damning testimony
• According to him, the filmmaker was fascinated by the young actress's body

It is she who is at the initiative of the #MeToo movement. In 2019, Adèle Haenel accused Christophe Ruggia of “sexual assault on a 15-year-old minor, by a person in authority”. When she was 12 years old, and he was 36, the young actress allegedly suffered numerous sexual assaults and violence. On December 9, 2024, Christophe Ruggia's trial opened before the Paris Criminal Court.

Face &agrav; the one she accuses, Adèle Haenel then treats Christophe Ruggia from “big liar”. “Çthat never happened! Pure lies. I have never done ça”, then lets go filmmaker when the complainant starts to describe inappropriate gestures and an attempted sexual assault after the filming of the movie Les Diables.

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One of Christophe Ruggia's former girlfriends makes shocking confidences

According to journalist Cécile Ollivier, who was present at the trial, a former partner of Christophe Ruggia, gave a t ;eacute;testimony : “Very quickly he confided in me his feelings for Adèle Haenel, the powerful bond between them, his mad love for her. I feel a dissonance”, she confided.

According to her, her couple could not resist because of the relationship between the filmmaker and the young actress: “I understood that there was something much more serious. His version of the story, where he withdrew his hand, highlighted his virtue, he was proud of it […] Ie note the absence of Adèle in his life, while she seems omnipresent, he talks about her all the time. I ask him why, and his answer is smoky”, she says. 

Adèle Haenel describes what she allegedly suffered

This former partner then confirms that Christophe Ruggia éwas “fascinated by Adèle's body, he spoke of her overflowing sensuality“. The accused faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 150,000 euros.

He has always denied the facts he was accused of. But faced with him, the actress describes precisely what allegedly happened to her: “He kisses me suddenly. He caresses me. He moves his hand up to my sex”, she describes. “I tense up. I don't want to be touched. He puts his hand on my t-shirt, then under my t-shirt and on my stomach, then on my sex. I get up to pretend to look out the window.”