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Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn in film

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:13:00 +0100

After months of rumours about a possible film covering the fall from grace of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, an American director has confirmed he plans to make a movie with Gérard Depardieu in the leading role.

Banon 'pushed back' so 'I released my grip': DSK

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:36:00 +0200

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn told police he grabbed the young woman who has accused him of attempted rape, but released her when she resisted, according to a transcript seen by AFP.

French prosecutors drop DSK rape attempt probe

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:26:00 +0200

French prosecutors dropped an investigation into former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Thursday, saying they had prima facie evidence of sexual assault but the case was too old to prosecute.

Banon publishes novel about 'pig' DSK

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:50:00 +0200

Tristane Banon, who has accused former IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape, is launching a book on Thursday which sets out her version of events.

DSK and Banon go face to face at police station

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:56:00 +0200

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn had a two-hour face-to-face confrontation at a Paris police station on Thursday with the French writer who accuses him of a 2003 rape attempt.

DSK to face Banon on Thursday: source

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:08:00 +0200

Former IMF chief Dominque Strauss-Kahn will be brought face-to-face on Thursday with the young French writer who has accused him of trying to rape her, according to a source close to the investigation.

Strauss-Kahn to meet face-to-face with Banon

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:34:00 +0200

French prosecutors will set up a face-to-face confrontation between former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and the young French writer who has accused him of attempted rape, they said on Friday.

Rape claim writer wants to face Strauss-Kahn

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:32:00 +0200

The French writer who alleges Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her said Thursday she wants to be brought face to face with the fallen IMF chief to dare him to tell her she's making it up.

Writer fights back in Strauss-Kahn rape case

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:21:00 +0200

The French writer who says Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her in 2003 fought back on Monday, vowing to bring a civil case against the former IMF chief if there was no criminal prosecution.

DSK regrets 'moral failing' in sex with maid

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:31:00 +0200

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's assertion that his encounter with a New York hotel maid was "a moral failing" rather than attempted rape has not persuaded her lawyers to drop civil action against the former IMF chief.

French police interview DSK over alleged assault

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:29:00 +0200

French police were on Monday interviewing ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn as part of their inquiry into the alleged attempted rape of a journalist in a Paris flat in 2003, his lawyers said.

Women stage noisy protest at DSK home

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:32:00 +0200

Any chance of a peaceful Sunday were ruined for Dominique Strauss-Kahn when a group of around 300 people, mostly women, arrived outside his apartment in Paris' chic Place des Vosges to make a noisy protest.

DSK affair in France 'just beginning': Banon lawyer

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:26:00 +0200

While criminal charges against him in New York have been dropped, Dominique Strauss-Kahn will still face legal problems at home, according to the lawyer for the woman who has accused him of attempted rape.

Police to quiz Hollande over Strauss-Kahn case

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:31:00 +0200

French police will on Wednesday quiz Socialist presidential hopeful Francois Hollande as part of an investigation into an alleged attempted rape by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Hollande told AFP.

DSK 'victims' asked to step forward

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:27:00 +0200

The lawyer of the New York maid has asked other women who claim to have been assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn to step forward.