Maïwenn, however, dealt with it with insouciance. Plenel suggested that the assault was “damaging on a moral and psychological level” and that he was “very traumatised” by the event. In March, she allegedly assaulted Edwy Plenel, editor-in-chief of the investigative online newspaper Mediapart, in a restaurant, by walking over to his table, tilting his head back, spitting in his face and then leaving the venue without saying anything else. Yet, as one of France’s most discussed figures, she has never shied away from publicity, whether good or bad, and her latest exploits seem entirely true to form. It is fair to say that most filmmakers, if they were about to present a large-budget period epic about the relationship between Louis XV and his mistress at Cannes, would not set about trying to grab distracting headlines with the vigour with which Maïwenn has.

That would be Maïwenn Le Besco (simply known as Maïwenn), the director of Depp's new film Jeanne du Barry. I also care about Johnny Depp as an actor.”ĭismissing speculation that Depp’s presence somehow legitimised sexual assault – he remarked to press: “If you thought that it’s a festivals for rapists, you wouldn’t be here listening to me, you would not be complaining that you can’t get tickets to get into screenings” – Fremaux nevertheless felt duty-bound to suggest that journalists addressed their comments to a figure who is even more controversial than the beleaguered actor.

Johnny Depp’s return to the spotlight at this year’s Cannes Film Festival would usually be the major story of the day, not least because Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux – in remarks that might have been less helpful than he intended – stated, of Depp’s reappearance: “If there’s one person in this world who didn’t find the least interest in this very publicised trial, it’s me.

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