After one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday.

PARIS – A French filmmaker has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of an actress when she was 15. Director Christophe Ruggia received the preliminary charge Thursday of assault of a minor by a person in authority, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Ruggia had been detained Tuesday for questioning about allegations last year made by actress Adele Haenel concerning events in the early 2000s. Ruggia, who denies the claims, was placed under judicial control, meaning he was freed but must regularly report to officials. She told French media that she didn't file a legal complaint because she didn't trust the French legal system.

PARIS – A French filmmaker is in custody while authorities investigate accusations that he sexually abused an actress when she was between 12 and 15 years old. Director Christophe Ruggia was detained for questioning Tuesday based on allegations last year by actress Adele Haenel, according to the Paris prosecutor's office. He's facing potential charges of sexual harassment and sexual assault of a minor by a person of authority, according to the prosecutor's office. Haenel says the director repeatedly touched her inappropriately during and after filming of the the movie “Les Diables" in the early 2000s. She told French media that she didn't file a legal complaint because she didn't trust the French legal system.

This image released by Neon shows Nomie Merlant, left, and Adle Haenel in a scene from "Portrait of a Lady on Fire." (Neon via AP)“Do all lovers feel they’re inventing something?” asks Heloise, a young woman experiencing romantic passion for the first time. “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” is a story of unexpected passion between two women. Female artists of the time, Sciamma has explained, produced work that hangs in museums around the world — and yet the outside world knows very little about them. When the mother leaves for an extended trip, the three women — Marianne, Heloise and maid Sophie — are left on their own, forming new and surprising bonds that transcend both convention and class.