Polanski and Charlotte Lewis (DM warning)

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I just happened across this Rather bizarrely, I did a search for Charlotte Lewis the other night because I wondered what on earth had happenened to her. She seemed to disappear off the media radar years ago and all I could glean was that she left Hollywood and the movie industry and returned to England to look after her mother. This was in the early 90s and I couldn't find anything subsequent to this until today.

She looks so different and it's horrible to hear this accusation she's making against Polanski. She looks haunted. I would imagine that many Polanski apologists will be squirming slightly.

How awful.

He repulses me.

he seems to have been a serial sex offender - and he's got away with it. I hope he'll be punished one day but I doubt it

Can we please stop with the DM apologies - it's getting tedious. There's no need to apologise for the websites that you (and 90% of MN) look at.

Wow!! She looks so different!!

I always remember her cos she was Patsy Kensit's best mate

It will be interesting to see if her coming forward has any impact whatsoever on the case.

Nancy66 - you know why I "warn" (not apologise) about a Daily Mail link? It's cos I know that if I click on a post that has a Daily Mail link on it I will be there for AGES looking at all the other enticing and strangely fascinating guff! If I've just logged onto MN for a quick blast then I don't want to get sucked into the DM vortex - that's all I feel it's my public duty. I hope they start charging for their online content because then I will get HOURS of my life back!

Poor Woman. He is one sick fucker.

I can't imagine how many others there are/ were

amazing that one of the comments is from a woman saying moronically, "'in the worst way', he wasn't a good lover?"

poor girl, and now poor woman. i hope she does make a bloody fortune out of her story, it's scant comfort for everything that was taken from her.

How predictable is this?

They seem to equate his "previous" with a driving violation or speeding ticket. Nice to hear old Woody piping up again. Says a lot doesn't it?

but he hasn't paid his dues at all, has he? i don't understand how Allen can think he has.

It's mind boggling the way all of these people rush out to call the woman a liar, including politicians (!) when none of them actually have any idea whether the accusations are true or not.

I just don't understand it.

i don't understand the comment that aitch repeated either, but am loathe to go and read them on the site.

isn't it though? levy should be ashamed of himself, really. good for michael douglas though.

loath, even

Good for Michael Douglas? Why, has he said something about this, I missed it?

(Random Goss) I know someone who had a relationship with Polanski, she was in her late twenties at the time.

Poor woman.

It is truly horrible, that he is constantly being defended by his peers. Good on Michael Douglas for refusing to sign the petition.

Michael Douglas has gone up in my estimation.

His actions are disgusting.

Good for Michael Douglas.

Allen's got an interesting definition of 'paying for your crime'. What, by fleeing the country before you are sentenced?