Film director Luc Besson accused of rape by actress: French judicial sources

Police in Paris have opened an investigation after an actress accused French film director Luc Besson of rape, judicial sources said today.

"Luc Besson categorically denies these fantasist accusations," the film-maker's lawyer Thierry Marembert told AFP. "(The complainant) is someone he knows, towards whom he has never behaved inappropriately."