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Actress Adèle Haenel, two others walk out of César ceremony after Roman Polanski wins

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Adèle Haenel, a French actress, walked out of the César awards ceremony in Paris on Friday after Roman Polanski won an award.

The actress left the ceremony after Polanski, 86, won the award for best director.The César awards are considered France's equivalent of the Oscars.

The awards have been marred with controversy since nominating Polanski, whose film "An Officer and a Spy" earned 12 nominations.

Polanski also won for best adapted screenplay. Haenel's walkout was seemingly in protest to the director's win following allegations of sexual assault, including his 1977 conviction of statutory rape of a 13-year-old.

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