Roman Polanski had previously announced he would not be attending the ceremony in order to avoid "public lynching' Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE.

Roman Polanski is facing a new allegation of sexual misconduct Roman Polanski is facing new accusations of sexual assault. The 86-year-old director has been accused of raping French actress Valentine ...

Director Roman Polanski has again been accused of sexual assault. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & Media Reporter “In 1975, I was raped by Roman Polanski,” she wrote in a statement to the publication. “I had ...

The sexual assault case against director Roman Polanski is set to proceed with an upcoming trial. Attorney Gloria Allred, who is representing the woman accusing Polanski of raping her as a minor in ...

The woman whom Roman Polanski pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting in 1977 sat down for an interview with the director's wife, Emmanuelle Seigner. (Ennio Leanza / EPA-EFE / REX / Shutterstock) A ...

While disgraced director Roman Polanski has been hit with a new child sex abuse lawsuit — nearly 50 years since he fled the U.S. one night before his sentencing hearing for his charges of having ...

A California appeals court on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of a conditional deposition transcript to be opened in the criminal case against director Roman Polanski, who pled guilty to having ...

THE REPORT: The fugitive director returns to the Zurich Film Festival on a career rebound. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Around this time in 2009, an unsuspecting Roman Polanski flew to the ...

Roman Polanski settled a lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault of a minor more than 50 years ago. The Oscar-winning director no longer faces a 10-day trial in the U.S. after reaching a settlement.

Polanski's rep says the statutory rape case is more complex than you'd think. Sept. 29, 2009 — -- Lawyers for Oscar-winning directorRoman Polanski filed a motion in court today asking that he be ...

Roman Polanski's tarnished image may never recover in his homeland, Poland. WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 29, 2009 — -- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk today brushed aside any notion that Poles should ...