“Shut your mouth!” : Adèle Haenel explodes in court, Christophe Ruggia's comments on the stand make her break down

Since Monday, December 9, Christophe Ruggia has been on trial for sexual assaults he allegedly committed on Adèle Haenel when she was only 12 years old. This Tuesday, the director's comments provoked the anger of the old actress.

© Bestimage Adèle Haenel at the 45th César ceremony, in 2020

IN BRIEF

• On December 9, Christophe Ruggia's trial for sexual assault on a minor begins in Paris, with Adèle Haenel as the main accuser.
• During her testimony, Adele Haenel accuses Ruggia of touching her inappropriately during the filming of the film 'The Devils'.
• Adèle Haenel explodedé faced with the declarations of Christophe Ruggia in the courtroom.

Adèle Haenel accuses Christophe Ruggia of having attacked her sexually of its 12 &agrav; his 14 years. On the second day of Christophe Ruggia's trial, the former actress broke down in the courtroom of the Paris court.

While the filmmaker had the floor to defend himself, the young woman yelled at him before getting up and leaving the room.

Adèle Haenel: Christophe Ruggia's trial for sexual assault has begun

This Monday, December 9, the trial of Christophe Ruggia for sexual assault on a minor by a person in authority began at the Paris court. At the end of the day, Adèle Haenel, who accuses the director of sexual assault, was questioned at length. The next day, the young woman had again the floor after hearing several witnesses in the morning. The actress explained that she wanted to provide two clarifications to her testimony the day before, during which she had assured that Christophe Ruggia éwas “a big liar”.

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The starting point of this case, according to Adèle Haenel, is the filming of the movie Les Diables, in which she played at the age of 12, under the direction of Christophe Ruggia. The young woman had notably explained that while he was “in an armchair“, the director found a way to get closer to her to caress her thighs and “kiss her neck“. She had also assured that he “was breathing hard” during these moments. It was Véronique Ruggia, sister of the filmmaker, who had collected the actress's secrets in 2010. “Everyone asks me to cry over the fate of Mr. Ruggia. But who cared of the child? To assault children like that, çit is not done. Çit has consequences. No one helped this child“, declared the sister of the accused to court, voice trembling.

Adèle Haenel breaks down after the testimony by Christophe Ruggia

The president of the criminal court then invited Christophe Ruggia à react è these statements. “I was aware from the start of the complexity of this film…“, the director first declared, referring to the filmLes Diables. In this feature film, Adèle Haenel, 12, appears naked and has incestuous relations with her acting partner, aged 15 years old. “We agree that Adèle Haenel does not blame you for the conditions of the filming but the aftermath“, the president immediately retorted.

Christophe Ruggia then mentions attempts to “protect” Adèle Haenel, who was a child. He assures that at the time, he offered her to take a pseudonym, to face the mockery in her college. Faced with such remarks, the actress cracked. “But shut your mouth! Shut your mouth!” she blurted out, before getting up and leaving the room for about thirty minutes.