Penelope Cruz on the cover of Vanity Fair, defends Roman Polanski.
Well I love Penelope Cruz, but when I read the article below, I have to say I’m a bit bummed!
Spanish actress Penelope Cruz and French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel have signed a petition for the release of Roman Polanski that on Monday had grown to include 700 celebrities and film industry figures.
The petition was launched a week ago by the French performance and visual artists association, SACD, after the Polish-French director was detained in Switzerland to face possible extradition to the US to face child sex charges.
Adrien Brody, the US actor who starred in Polanski’s Oscar-winning The Pianist, Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal and his director compatriot Guillermo del Toro have also put their names to the list.
Polanski was detained in Switzerland after US authorities issued an arrest warrant in connection with the 1978 sex case involving the director and a 13-year-old girl.
Polanski, who pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor after striking a deal with prosecutors, fled the United States on the eve of his sentencing hearing.
The SACD petition does not comment directly on the crime for which Polanski was convicted, instead expressing outrage at his arrest at a film festival.
“It seems inadmissible… that an international cultural event, paying homage to one of the greatest contemporary filmmakers, is used by the police to apprehend him,” said the association on its website.
“Film-makers, actors, producers and technicians – everyone involved in international film-making – want him to know that he has their support and friendship,” it said. Source
I’m sorry, but the man RAPED a 13 year old girl! Drugged and raped her! Not only did he rape her, but he admitted to sodomizing her. Call me crazy, but there is no such thing as consensual sex at 13. Whether she wanted it or not – the fact remains that she’s legally too young to make such a decision. No matter how promiscuous the girl was at 13 – he was an adult man who preyed on a young girl.It is rape – plain and simple!! To be honest it’s really bothering me that all of these celebrities are crying for his release. Why shouldn’t he be punished for this abhorrent crime!? Because he’s a celebrity? What kind of message does that send! Why do we have laws in place to protect young girls? For this very reason.
Please tell me I’m not alone…
