Johnny Depp's Cannes Director Accused of Anti-#MeToo Views.
Director Maiwenn, whose film "Jeanne du Barry" is opening the Cannes Film Festival, admitted to spitting on journalist Edwy Plenel, who filed a police complaint accusing her of aggression. Plenel believes the incident was a political act by Maiwenn to protest against Mediapart's investigative work into sexual assault and harassment in the film industry. Maiwenn has been criticized for her anti-#MeToo comments, and Plenel says Cannes' support of her film is indicative of a larger issue in the French film industry's lack of progress towards eradicating sexual harassment and abuse.