Ary Abittan, 47, was taken into custody after a 23-year-old woman filed a rape complaint against the actor. Presumed innocent, he has since kept a low profile. Indicted and placed under judicial control, we have not seen or heard from him since. Present in the cast in the role of son-in-law David (husband of Odile, daughter of the Verneuils), does the case which pursues the actor and humorist risk tainting the third part of the saga? What the hell have we done? which hits theaters this April 6?
“I don’t ask myself those questions…retorts immediately Christian Clavier, who plays the stepfather of Ary Abittan in the comedy. First of all, I hope it’s an evening gone wrong between two adults. And you obviously have to think about the alleged victim, respect the presumption of innocence of the accused and then comply with the decisions of the court. That’s what he said Claude Lelouch before me and I find that quite fair.” Before adding this: “Now I think both have to live a nightmare…” Absent from the film’s promotional tour, Ary Abittan had receivede many supporters of fans who had risen, even if they understood the situation. As for the question of whether it was ever a question of cutting the actor in the editing, Christian Clavier answers directly: “No, no, at all.”