The last week has been marked by a controversy that has surrounded the actresses Lucie Lucas and Victoria Abril. The Frenchwoman accused the Spanish interpreter of sexual assault last Tuesday, and she did so through a publication on X (formerly Twitter) that she would end up deleting. “Do you want us to talk about your numerous attacks, including sexual ones, on your colleagues?” She asked him directly. Now, after the commotion caused, Lucie has reappeared, regretting part of her message. For her part, Victoria Abril would be willing to report her.
As we said, it was earlier this week when the protagonist of Tacones Lejanos was accused by the French actress, her partner in the famous series Clem, of having committed sexual assaults against other performers during the filming that they both shared together. It all happened after the Spanish actress showed her solidarity with Gérard Depardieu over accusations of precisely that issue.
This Friday, the French interpreter came forward again and regretted some of her words. “I don’t want to live in a world where reporting is a virtue […]. I also gave in, I shot Victoria Abril as soon as I saw her and I’m not proud of it,” the actress wrote in an Instagram post. The young woman, 37 years old, confessed in her statements how painful it was for her to accuse her partner, who “largely trained her as an actress and supported her in difficult times.”
“As in most families [that of Clem’s team] there can be dysfunctions […]. Victoria took for everyone else, she should not have personalized the problem,” she said. Although Lucie Lucas regrets having lost her temper in this way, she maintains her thoughts on “a society that idolizes and is unreasonably complacent in the face of abuse.”
“I now hope that the impunity of the powerful will be lifted, both in the legal field and in our personal affections […]. Although I was not a good example during my bloodshed, I worked with all my heart so that the word could be expressed without hatred , denial or lynching and that calm, appeasement and respect are fertile ground to develop a new way of living together,” he stated in his statement.
Last Friday, in an interview with the Huffington Post, Lucie said that “it’s never a good time to drop a bomb like that.” “Seeing all these names on this list [the signatories of the Gérard Depardieu support platform] made me explode. Victoria Abril is my movie mom, I felt betrayed,” she said.
“I wanted to make them aware of the hypocrisy of signing a platform like this and remind them that no one is untouchable,” he expressed. On the other hand, she assured that she is worried about her future as an actress now that she has raised her voice. “Things are going to get complicated for me, that’s for sure. I don’t know anything if I’m going to have new contracts. They’re going to consider me as someone who talks,” she was honest.
On the other hand, the one who has not come forward even after these accusations is the Spanish actress. Victoria Abril’s only move has been made by her lawyer, Stéphan Zitzermann, who announced to Libération on Friday that a complaint will be filed next week. “The accusations made are serious. Therefore, we are going to file a complaint for defamation to be able to explain ourselves before the court,” the lawyer stated. We will have to wait to learn more information about the case.
