Victoria Abril has been accused of having committed sexual assault by actress Lucie Lucas, a co-star in the series Clem, a hit on French television. Lucas makes the serious accusation in a publication on her Instagram account, in response to the Spanish actress's public support for Gérard Depardieu, who is in the middle of controversy over accusations of the same nature.
The Spanish actress, however, seems to have preferred to remain silent in response. This was confirmed to Leticia Requejo, a TardeAR collaborator, assuring that she was not going to comment on the issue. "It has not been done in a court," added the journalist. "I noticed she was a little angry and she asked me not to write it again because she had nothing to say."
In his publication, Lucas accuses Victoria Abril of having sexually assaulted two performers, and blames the actress for her hypocrisy in supporting Depardieu for his humiliating and sexist behavior.
"Hey, Victoria... do you want us to talk about your numerous attacks, including sexual ones, against your colleagues? Thinking about it, I'm not surprised that you signed... You're freaking out too, and thinking about it, you're right. Stop raving," Lucas writes on Instagram.
Both performers worked together in the French series Clem, where they played the protagonists, in the roles of mother and daughter. Until now, it was assumed that the relationship between the two was cordial and professional, but it seems that Lucas would have changed his attitude after seeing how Victoria Abril became one of the signatories of the article in favor of Gérard Depardieu.
Lucas regrets having been protecting “a good part of those degenerates by not saying in interviews all the harm they do to others on a set” during the more than 15 years that she has been an actress, and not having told the truth about what really happened on the film sets. The Frenchwoman reproaches herself for having fallen into falsehoods: “How many unacceptable behaviors have I kept silent about? I have many things to say about some of the people on this delicious list of signatories,” she says.
Among those who have put their name in the controversial article, published in Le Figaro, comes out in defense of the French actor for what they consider a “lynching” of his person and image - remember that Depardieu has been indicted since 2020 for cases of sexual abuse - bears what they consider a "lynching" of the actor - who has been accused since 2020 of violations.
In addition to Victoria Abril, other renowned actresses such as Carole Bouquet or Charlotte Rampling support the protagonist of Cyranno. It is also signed by other names from the French entertainment world, such as the director Bertrand Blier, the actors Jacques Weber, Pierre Richard or Gérard Damon or the singers Roberto Alagna and Carla Bruni. The president of France, Emmanuele Macron, also publicly supported the actor in a recent intervention.
Victoria Abril, for her part, is "very calm" after her partner's accusations. The actress is currently on vacation after a year of work, as confirmed by Europa Press after consulting sources close to the actress's environment. “All of this, if there is anything real, which I doubt, let him do it in court.” The veteran actress is aware of the situation with Lucie Lucas, although she prefers not to comment further on it.
