76. Roman Polanski

On this holiday week, Lauren and Amanda cover famed Hollywood director Roman Polanski, who has been a fugitive from American justice for almost 50 years.Sources:The Los Angeles Times: “Roman Polanski and the woman he pleaded guilty to raping pose together 45 years later” by Nardine SaadAP News: “Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minor” by Andrew DaltonAP News: “Timeline of Roman Polanski’s 45-year-old teen sex abuse case” by The Associated PressVariety: “Roman Polanski to Face LA Trial on Rape Lawsuit in 2025” by Gene MaddausThe New York Times: “Roman Polanski Did Not Defame British Actress, French Court Rules” by Aurelien BreedenDeadline: “Polanski’s Rape Victim Defends Director, Telling His Wife: ‘What Happened Was Never a Problem’” by Caroline FrostDeadline: “Roman Polanski Rape Trial Set for Next Year; Director Accused Again of Assaulting a Minor in 1970s, Oscar Winner Served at His Paris Home” by Dominic PattenFar Out: “The Dark Side of Hollywood: Tracing Roman Polanski’s abhorrent criminal acts” by Tom LeathamWho What Why: “If Roman Polanski’s Rape Victim Can Forgive Him, Why Can’t You” by JB MillerWikipedia