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Ciro Guerra: Court Rules in Favor of Director, Orders Magazine to Give More Evidence to Support Sexual Harassment and Abuse Claims
Anna Marie de la Fuente, provided by
May 5, 2021
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Nearly a year after accusations of sexual harassment and abuse were leveled against Ciro Guerra, the Colombian director behind Oscar-nominated “Embrace of the Serpent,” a Bogota court overseeing a defamation case filed by the filmmaker has ruled in his favor, and asked for more evidence from the outlet that ran the claims.
The court has ordered the editors of Volcanicas, a Latin American feminist journal, to rectify their June 24 article because it did “not comply with the requirements of veracity and impartiality,” as it lacked detail and evidence.