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#MeTooBoys: a French actor breaks the silence on men who are victims of sexual abuse

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The Editor

From the ages of 11 to 15, I was mistreated by my manager and other people in his group

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With these words, Aurélien Wiik, a 43-year-old actor known for his role as a private detective in the TV series Munch (since 2016), shared that he was sexually abused as a child in an Instagram post. In the photo, a young, innocent-looking face.


Blackmail for roles

The actor explains that he filed a complaint at the age of 16 because his agent was doing it to others, and "sent his abuser to prison." However, in a chilling testimony, he points more broadly to the violence in the film industry, as voices continue to speak out slowly but surely since the launch of #MeToo in 2017. Aurélien Wiik accuses the «producers and directors» and speaks of "assaults, harassment, attempted rapes."

He also explains that he was blackmailed for roles. "I defended myself from wandering hands. They tried to lock me in bathrooms […] I had to defend myself verbally, physically. Telling them that I had sent someone to prison calmed them down. Others persisted," he said.He asked.


« Shake, your turn will come »

Contacted by Le Parisien, Aurélien Wiik explains that he spoke out « to encourage others to report their stories » Seven years after the start of #MeToo, he is the first to extend it to boys who are victims in the industry with the creation of a #MeTooboys, which has since been shared many times on social media. With a warning to the perpetrators of these violence: " Tremble, your turn will come. You know who you are. The boys of cinema are waking up.»

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