Extradition is likely in the works (the U.S. has 60 days to formally submit expatriation request and to our knowledge have not done so yet), but his lawyers have already requested his release to the Swiss government and plan to vehemently defend what they claim is an illegal detention.

Continue reading Polanski Updates: L.A. D.A. Suggests Old Rape Charges Could Be Brought Up Again; Hilary Clinton Denies French Pleas at The Playlist.

OK, David Wells is a former L.A. Prosecutor who admitted to Marina Zenovich on camera in her documentary, “Roman Polanski: Wanted And Desired,” that he inappropriately advised the ruling judge Laurence J. Rittenband, to send Polanski back to prison.

When Polanski and his attorneys saw the doc last summer, they basically saw this former deputy district attorney (Wells) claim to have coached the judge in the case, essentially showing how to renege on his plea bargain— a clear ethical violation — and they pounced on it, immediately asking the Los Angeles district attorney’s office to review the film.

Continue reading Bombshell: Prosecutor Who Stated Legal Improprieties On Camera Now Says He Lied To ‘Polanski’ Doc Filmmakers at The Playlist.

Did Roman Polanski finally watch the Marina Zenovich directed documentary about himself and his now 30-year-old statutory rape case, “Roman Polanski: Wanted & Desired“? (he had decided to not be involved and had claimed a few months ago that he had not seen it)

Does the exiled filmmaker who has been a fugitive of U.S. since 1978 want back in the States or at least to have his name partly cleared?

Continue reading Roman Polanski Asks L.A. D.A. OfficeTo Screen & Review ‘Wanted & Desired’ On His Defense & Behalf; 30-Year-Old Case *Could* Be Dismissed Or Reopened at The Playlist.