“It inspires contempt in me”: Marilou Berry speaks about the return to stage of Richard Berry, accused of incest by his daughter

Marilou Berry ici en novembre 2023. MAXPPP – Vincent Isore

On the occasion of the Alpe-d'Huez festival, Marilou Berry spoke to Le Parisien about the upcoming return of her uncle on stage, accused of ;incest by his daughter.

As a reminder, in 2021 the actor as well as his ex-partner, the singer Jeane Manson, were accused by their daughter, Coline Berry, of incest and sexual violence. The young girl allegedly suffered this violence when she was a minor in 1984 and 1985.

A Despised Return

Appointed juror of the Alpe-d'Huez Festival which takes place throughout the week, Marilou Berry took the opportunity to grant an interview to the Parisian. She reacts to the return to the theaters of her uncle, Richard Berry, on January 25. In this affair, Marilou Berry supports her cousin and says that this situation inspires contempt for him ".

In his new play, The hearing is open, Richard Berry highlights emblematic legal cases, a shame for the actress: "Seeing him go back on stage with a lawyer's dress…". "It's extremely annoying to see him return to this vigilante role."

A case closed without further action 

In August 2022, Coline Berry's complaint was dismissed due to statute of limitations, a distressing situation for Marilou Berry: "There had an investigation which determined that, had the facts not been prescribed, Richard Berry would have been tried."

In December 2022, the Court of Cassation returned to the case by quashing the conviction of Coline Berry. In April 2022, the young woman was ordered to pay a fine of 2,000 euros for defamation, as well as 20,000 euros in damages to her former mother-in-law for defamation.