The case involving director Maiwenn spitting within the face of distinguished French journalist Edwy Plenel — a scandal that just about eclipsed the presence of Johnny Depp on the Cannes Movie Pageant purple carpet in Might — is formally closed.

Maiwenn, whose newest movie “Jeanne du Barry” starring Depp world premiered on opening night time of Cannes final yr, was ordered by a Paris court docket on Tuesday to pay a high-quality of €400 ($435) on the costs of “voluntary violence with out interruption of labor,” in keeping with the information wire FranceInfo.

Plenel — who’s editor-in-chief and founding father of Mediapart, an unbiased French investigative on-line newspaper behind many bombshell stories together with a latest one on Gerard Depardieu — filed a police criticism on March 7, accusing Maiwenn of aggression whereas he was consuming in a restaurant.

Maiwenn, who was sitting by herself at a close-by desk, allegedly grabbed Plenel by the hair and spit in his face, then left the restaurant. Within the criticism, Plenel mentioned he was “traumatized by the incident.”

The director was additionally ordered to pay a symbolic €1 to Plenel in ethical prejudice and €1,500 euros ($1,632) in ethical prejudice to Mediapart, in keeping with FranceInfo.

Talking to Selection on the eve of the Cannes Movie Pageant, Plenel mentioned he believed Maiwenn spit on him as a result of she was upset about an investigation that Mediapart revealed into rape and sexual assault allegations towards director Luc Besson. Maiwenn was married to Besson within the Nineteen Nineties they usually share a daughter collectively.

Whereas in court docket, Maiwenn didn’t deny that the had spit on Plenel’s face and mentioned that whereas she “didn’t blame Mediapart for the investigations,” she blamed them for “what they did to [her].” She mentioned she felt a “ethical rape,” referring to the truth that Mediapart revealed her testimony about her tumultuous relationship with Besson whereas he was being investigated.

“I don’t apologize and I don’t remorse … No gesture may have compensated what I skilled,” she mentioned on the stand.