French actresses denounce abuse by directors when they were teenagers in new #MeToo step

As French cinema basks in Oscars Academy Awards attention, actresses who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry. The latest step in the #MeToo movement could come at the French cinema awards on Friday. French media are reporting that Judith Godrèche is to make a speech on sexual violence at the Cesar Awards ceremony, France's version of the Oscars, which is broadcast live on television.