Polanski ‘agreed To Participate’ In Ratner’s Documentary

October 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Roman Polanski was willing to pay 500,000 dollars to his unlawful sex victim 16 years ago, newly-released court documents have revealed. According to the Los Angeles Times, the internationally renowned director had agreed to pay Samantha Geimer in a civil settlement after she had filed a lawsuit against him in 1988, accusing him of sexual assault and various other related charges.

October 2nd, 2009 Jailed moviemaker ROMAN POLANSKI agreed to pay the girl he had unlawful sex with $500,000 (GBP333,300) 16 years ago, according to newly-released court documents. Papers obtained by the Los Angeles Times newspaper suggest the director agreed to pay Samantha Geimer as part of a civil settlement after she filed suit against him in 1988, accusing the director of sexual assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and seduction.

October 2nd, 2009 LONDON - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said that Roman Polanski should not get any special privileges because of his contribution to cinema and must be "treated like everyone else". Polanski is presently under arrest in Zurich on a US warrant for having unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles in the late 1970s.

October 1st, 2009 Former CHEERS actress KIRSTIE ALLEY is one star not supporting filmmaker ROMAN POLANSKI as he battles extradition to the U.S. to face sentencing for a 32-year-old sex crime.

September 30th, 2009 Festival says director Polanski in Swiss custodyZURICH — Director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody by Swiss police on a 31-year-old U.S. arrest warrant, organizers of the Zurich Film Festival said Sunday.

September 30th, 2009 Polanski asks Swiss court to free him from custodyZURICH — The Swiss Criminal Court says imprisoned director Roman Polanski has filed a motion requesting to be released. The court said in a statement Tuesday that it will make a decision "in the next weeks." Any verdict is subject to appeal from both sides.

September 30th, 2009 Lawyer: Polanski to seek release from Swiss prisonZURICH — A lawyer representing imprisoned director Roman Polanski says his legal team will file a motion Tuesday seeking his release from a Swiss prison. Herve Temime told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Polanski's representatives had hoped to hand in all necessary documents to Swiss authorities on Monday.

September 30th, 2009 The woman director ROMAN POLANSKI is accused of raping at JACK NICHOLSON's Hollywood home in 1978 once testified she was terrified of the moviemaker. Samantha Geimer was 13 when Polanski sexually assaulted her, and as the exiled Rosemary's Baby director fights extradition to the U.S., where he'll face sentencing after pleading guilty to having unlawful sex with a minor, a review of his victim's deposition could become a big problem for the filmmaker.

September 30th, 2009 Lawyer: Polanski will fight extradition to the USZURICH — The French lawyer for Roman Polanski says the director will fight a request for his extradition from Switzerland to the United States to face justice in a 32-year-old sex case. Herve Temime says Polanski has "refused the extradition request" and that a Swiss lawyer for the 76-year-old director will file a motion for his release from Swiss custody.

September 30th, 2009 Tate's sister: Polanski won't get fair US trialNEW YORK — Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski's second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a "good guy" and she doesn't think her former brother-in-law can get a fair trial in the United States. Tate told NBC's "Today" show Wednesday that the U.S.

September 30th, 2009 Peter Fonda: Authorities wasting time on PolanskiZURICH — Actor Peter Fonda says international authorities had better things to focus on than catching Roman Polanski. Fonda told local radio Wednesday that "we should have been celebrating the arrest of Osama bin Laden and not the arrest of Polanski." The 69-year-old star of "Easy Rider" was in Zurich for a film festival.

September 30th, 2009 Swiss justice official: Bail for Polanski possibleZURICH — The Swiss Justice Ministry says Roman Polanski could be released on bail under very strict conditions that he doesn't flee Switzerland. Spokesman Guido Balmer says such an arrangement is "not entirely excluded" under Swiss law and that Polanski can file a motion seeking his release on bail.

September 27th, 2009 Controversial filmmaker ROMAN POLANSKI has been arrested in Switzerland. He was taken into custody on Saturday (26Sep09) on a 1978 U.S.

September 27th, 2009 A senior French politician has slammed the decision to arrest ROMAN POLANSKI in Switzerland. The acclaimed director was taken into custody on Saturday (26Sep09) on a 1978 U.S.

May 8th, 2009 LA judge denies Polanski's bid to toss sex caseLOS ANGELES — A judge on Thursday dismissed Roman Polanski's bid to throw out a decades-old sex case because the fugitive director failed to appear in court to press his request. In a seconds-long hearing with no lawyers present, Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza said he was finalizing an earlier decision for the record.