Sandra Muller, the woman who kickstarted France’s #MeToo movement, appeared in court in Paris Wednesday, accused of defaming the man whom she said sexually harassed her.
Muller, a New-York based French journalist accused French TV executive Eric Brion of making sexually explicit remarks to her in October 2017, in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. She sent a tweet that said, “You too, can share and give the name and details of any sexual harassment you have experienced in the workplace,” with #balancetonporc (squeal on your pig).
A few hours later, she posted another tweet about how Brion had humiliated her and quoted his alleged crude comments about her body.
In December 2017, Brion wrote a column in the Le Monde newspaper admitted making “inappropriate remarks” to Muller at a cocktail party, “but only once.” Weeks later, Brion decided to launch legal action against her. He is now seeking $55,000 in damages, $17,000 in legal fees and demands that Muller delete the tweet ment..