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Swiss Nix Polanski’s Bail Request

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 After his legal team came up short Tuesday with its request that Swiss officials reconsider his recent arrest and release him on bail, film director Roman Polanski remained behind bars, unable to spend his time awaiting his fate from his resort home in Gstaad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Polanski Brings Out the Worst in Hollywood

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 2, 2009 Could it be that the conservative culture warriors who portray Hollywood as a cesspool of moral bankruptcy have been right all along? Not really. But in the case of Roman Polanski, the Puritan scolds definitely have a point.Could it be that the conservative culture warriors who portray Hollywood as a cesspool of moral bankruptcy have been right all along? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bring Polanski to Justice

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 Hasn't Roman Polanski suffered enough? Didn't he endure all those cool, gray, rainy Paris winters? Didn't he also drug and rape a 13-year-old girl? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Polanski Preps for a Fight After Arrest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 29, 2009 Director Roman Polanski's 1977 sex crime case has become an international and intergenerational saga, now that members of at least four governments have become involved, the former minor in question has grown up and requested that the issue be put to rest, and the original judge has been dead since 1993. However, after Polanski's arrest last Saturday in Zurich, it's clear this drama is far from over. Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )