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Director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his film, &quot;Based on a True Story,&quot; in Krakow, Poland, on May 2, 2018. A court transcript shows a U.S. judge planned to renege on a plea deal and imprison Polanski for having sex with teen in 1977. The previously sealed transcript obtained late Sunday, July 17, 2022, by The Associated Press of testimony by retired Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson supports Polanski’s claim that he fled on the eve of sentencing in 1978 because he didn’t think he was getting a fair deal. (AP Photo, File)

Prosecutor: U.S. judge reneged on promise in Polanski sex case

By Brian Melley - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 2, 2018, file photo, director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his latest film, &quot;Based on a True Story,&quot; in Krakow, Poland. Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski returned to Poland, the country of his youth, and paid tribute on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 to a Polish couple who took him in and protected him when he was a child, saving him from the Holocaust. (AP Photo/File)

Roman Polanski honors Poles who saved him from the Holocaust

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

A woman holds a poster reading &quot;I accuse Polanski, the Cesar&quot; near the venue of the Cesar awards ceremony, the French equivalent of the Oscar, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 in Paris. Women's rights activists protested outside the Paris concert hall where France's film academy is presenting its version of the Oscars and director Roman Polanski's latest film is up for the most awards. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Roman Polanski wins big at French awards show amid protests

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Women demonstrate outside the venue of the Cesar awards ceremony, the French equivalent of the Oscar, Friday,Feb. 28, 2020 in Paris. French women's rights activists protest against multiple nominations for Roman Polanski at the Cesar Awards ceremony. Poster at right reads &quot;I accuse Violanski&quot;, playing withe French word for rape and the name Polanski. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

Anti-Polanski protesters greet French film awards ceremony

By SYLVIE CORBET - Associated Press

In this May 2, 2018 file photo, director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his latest film, &quot;Based on a True Story,&quot; in Krakow, Poland. The entire leadership of the Cesar Awards, France's version of the Oscars, stepped down Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in a spat over both its opaque decision-making process and controversial director Roman Polanski, whose new film, “An Officer and a Spy”, leads this year's nominations. (AP Photo, file)

Roman Polanski, top nominee, to skip French Oscars after rape claim

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Screening of Polanski movie to go ahead despite allegation

Associated Press

In this May 2, 2018, photo director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his latest film, &quot;Based on a True Story,&quot; in Krakow, Poland. Polanski was expelled this week from membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organizers the Oscars, for unlawful sex with a minor 41 years ago. (AP Photo)

Valentine Monnier accuses Roman Polanski of rape after ‘J’Accuse’ release

By Elaine Ganley - Associated Press

French paper: French woman claims rape by Polanski in 1975

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

Reporters focus on Polanski’s film, not his crime, at Venice

By LINDSEY BAHR - Associated Press

FILE - This Aug. 9, 1969 file photo shows the body of actress Sharon Tate being taken from her rented house on Cielo Drive in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles. , Calif. Tate, who was eight months pregnant, and four others were found murdered by American cult-leader Charles Manson and his followers. Fifty years ago Charles Manson dispatched a group of disaffected young followers on a two-night killing rampage that terrorized Los Angeles and, in the years since, has come to represent the face of evil. (AP Photo/File)

AP Was There: Gruesome cult killings found at actress’s home

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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 3017 file photo director Roman Polanski poses a photo prior to the screening of &quot;Based on a true story&quot; in Paris, France. Roman Polanski is asking a judge to restore his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he was expelled for misconduct last year. Lawyers for the 85-year-old director filed documents Friday, April 19, 2019 requesting that a court compel the academy to make him a member in good standing again. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

The Latest: Academy stands by decision to expel Polanski

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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 3017 file photo director Roman Polanski poses a photo prior to the screening of &quot;Based on a true story&quot; in Paris, France. Roman Polanski is asking a judge to restore his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after he was expelled for misconduct last year. Lawyers for the 85-year-old director filed documents Friday, April 19, 2019 requesting that a court compel the academy to make him a member in good standing again. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Polanski asks court to restore his film academy membership

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

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Donald Trump Jr. rips Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘rape-rape’ Polanski defense after #MeToo rant invokes sons

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2017 file photo, French actress Emmanuelle Seigner, left, and French-Polish director Roman Polanski appear during a photo call prior to the screening of &quot;Based on a true story&quot; in Paris. Seigner refused the invitation of the Academy of Motions Pictures Arts &amp; Sciences and voiced her support for her expelled husband, Polanski, who was kicked out of the organization in May, along with Bill Cosby, for violating its newly instituted code of conduct. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Seigner, Polanski’s wife, refuses film academy invitation

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press