Restaurant staff identified the attacker as Maiwenn to Plenel.
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Can you confirm?
Can you say more?
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asked presenter Yann Barthes.
Can I confirm that I assaulted him, or that I received a complaint?
Both, replied Barthes.
I didnt receive a complaint.
I learned about it in the press, she replied.
And did you assault him?
Yes, she replied with a smile, laughing as she refrained from explaining why.
Nice try, but its not the moment for me to talk about it.
Ill talk about it when its the right moment.
I am very anxious about the launch of my film, she said.
You dont want it to pollute your film.
I found it sad that she sees that world through that prism.
Depp plays Louis XV.
He was fantastic in the film.
He was really invested.
He speaks really good French and knows all of French history, said Maiwenn.
I only spoke French, she recounted.
I didnt hesitate… very quickly I said, he lost the first trial, he won the second.
We could say it was one persons word against another.
I didnt feel I had the right to judge.
