Catherine Deneuve among French women attacking #Metoo movement

French acting legend Catherine Deneuve has blasted the women behind the #Metoo movement, insisting it’s fuelled by a “hatred for men”.
The 74-year-old Oscar nominee joined 99 other French women on Tuesday (09Jan18) to denounce the surging anti-harassment campaign sparked by the Harvey Weinstein misconduct scandal.
Published in Le Monde, an article signed off by the Indochine star and her fellow concerned women reads: “This urge to send men to the slaughterhouse, instead of helping women be more autonomous, helps the enemies of sexual freedom.
“This vigilante (online) justice has punished men in their jobs, forced some to resign, when all they did was touch a knee, try to steal a kiss, talk about ‘intimate’ matters in a work diner… We defend a right to pester, which is vital to sexual freedom.”
The #Metoo movement spurred on the #TIMESUP campaign, which led to all leading ladies wearing black on the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday (07Jan18) to support the women who have come forward with allegations of harassment and assault.
Many of Sunday’s acceptance speeches dealt with the issue which has rocked Hollywood ever since Weinstein’s sexual misconduct was detailed in a New York Times piece published in October (17).