New twist in the Richard Berry affair. Coline, daughter of the plaintiff, finds herself in the dock, after a defamation complaint by Jeane Manson. However, she can count on the unfailing support of Josiane Balasko. The Objeko team tells you everything in this article.
Richard Berry case: back on a sordid story…
The Richard Berry affair shocked the whole of France. The actor was accused last January of touching sexual on minor… by his daughter, Coline Berry. It is therefore a very dismal story of incest which splashes his reputation, as well as that of Jeane Manson, his wife at the time.
Coline Berry, born in 1976, is the daughter of Richard Berry and Catherine Hiegel, a famous French actress. She does not grow up with her father, whom she only sees on weekends. She is the niece of Josiane Balasko, and cousin of Marilou Berry. Coline Berry, like her parents, evolved in the world of cinema.
The serious facts mentioned by the daughter of Richard Berry date back to the 1980s, when she was only a child. According to her statements – and Objeko reminds you that the investigation is still ongoing and that there is a presumption of innocence – the young woman was sexually abused by her father and her stepmother Jeane Manson. Objeko spares you the extremely sordid details of this still ongoing case. The fact is that Richard Berry does not make headlines because of his acting skills, and this story is likely to tarnish his notoriety, even before the trial finds its finality.
Josiane Balasko publicly supports Coline
While the daughter of Richard Berry perseveres in his accusations, the actor denies everything. The artistic class is divided in the supports they provide. Some support the daughter, others the father, but most remain neutral.
This April 1st, Coline Berry is found on the dock against Jeane Manson, his ex-mother-in-law. The latter, now 71, accuses him of defamation. The trial is held at the court of Aurillac in Cantal. Jeane Manson, interviewed by BFMTV just before the trial, said: “I would like to say to him: ‘You know very well that I never did this to you, and you know very well that your father either’. These lies must be stopped. I can’t live with these doubts that people may have about me. I am a person of great integrity, always have been. I never had any suspicions, ever. And I think I’m smart enough to know that. If I had seen something inappropriate, I would have reported it immediately.”.
Josiane Balasko directly came to the rescue of Richard Berry’s daughter on Instagram through Marilou Berry’s account in an uncompromising message: “Dear Coline, since I have known you, that is to say a very little girl of three or four years old, I have never heard anyone in the family nickname you ‘Coco la mytho’. And besides, how could one dress up without shame, with this nickname so contemptuous and misleading, someone of his own flesh, of his family?”. To be continued…
Richard Berry: a look back at his career
Richard Berry is an actor with a career absoutely exceptional. At the age of 71, he was one of the emblematic figures of French cinema and theater for many decades.
Richard Berry begins to be passionate about comedy – and especially theater – while he is still in high school. He then decided to join the National Conservatory of Dramatic Art, where he won first prize. He then joined the very prestigious Comédie-Française as a resident, from 1973 to 1980. From the mid-1970s, he began to appear frequently at the cinema, reaching the impressive number of 4 to 5 films per year!
In the 2000s, Richard Berry started directing, with great success. We owe him films such as The (delicate) Art of Seduction, Me Caesar, 10 ½ years, 1m39, The Black Box, or The Immortal. All of his films have been critically and commercially successful.
Now quite old, Richard Berry is back on stage with Plaidoiries by Matthieu Aron, rewarded at the Globes of cristal in 2019 in the category “best play”. We could also see him in a TV movie Damien’s Law, where he plays a lawyer. With the COVID-19 pandemic which hit France hard, the actor had to take looking back on his career. However, in the meantime, this sordid affair has tarnished his reputation…