The singer Jeane Manson, victim of a heart attack, remains hospitalized in Lyon

Firefighters attended the artist on Tuesday evening, May 7, for “chest pains” on the grounds of the Lyon courthouse, where she was attending the appeal trial against her ex-girlfriend Coline Berry-Rojtman.

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American singer and actress Jeane Manson outside the Lyon Court of Appeal after filing a defamation lawsuit against her daughter-in-law Coline Berry-Rojtman and the daughter of French actor Richard Berry, in Lyon, southeast of France, on May 7, 2024.  (JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

The American artist Jeane Manson, who became a victim “Heart attack” She will remain hospitalized in Lyon following an appeal hearing in the libel case between her and the daughter of actor Richard Berry, her manager said on Wednesday, May 8. “His vital prognosis is no longer at risk. Everything was done in time.”she added to -, specifying that Jeane Manson “will remain in hospital in Lyon for a few more days”.

Fire officials confirmed he was booked into the courthouse on Tuesday evening, May 7th “chest pain”. His condition was “Criticism”, according to the artist’s agent. Richard Berry’s former American partner hastily left the courtroom that evening, visibly very upset, when her lawyer was about to speak for his plea, an – journalist noted.

The Lyon Court of Appeal re-examined the case between Jeane Manson and Coline Berry-Rojtman. Judgment was reserved until July 17. In an article published by The world In February 2021, she spoke of sexual violence that she allegedly suffered as a minor in 1984 and 1985 in the house of her father, who was then living with Jeane Manson, who was accused of being involved in these attacks.

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A libel trial

The investigation initiated in Paris against the actor, who was accused of incest by his daughter, was closed on August 31, 2022 due to the statute of limitations. Jeane Manson had decided to sue her ex-daughter-in-law for defamation in the court of Aurillac in Cantal, where she lives part of the year.

In April 2022, the court sentenced Coline Berry-Rojtman, born in 1976, to a fine of 2,000 euros for defamation and 20,000 euros in damages. The Riom (Puy-de-Dôme) Court of Appeal confirmed this conviction in December 2022. However, in December 2023, the Court of Cassation overturned this judgment and referred the case back to the Lyon Court of Appeal.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Jeane Manson reiterated: “I’m not a rapist, I’m not a liar.” “I’m a victim, I haven’t slept in three years”, she insisted. His lawyer Jacques Verdier denounced a “Revenge” by Coline Berry-Rojtman against her father, including her client “Appears as a collateral victim”.

For her part, Coline Berry-Rojtman maintained her stance: “For me this is the most blatant injustice because I am being prosecuted because I denounced the facts of which I was a victim.”. “She needs to be protected”emphasized one of the defense attorneys, Patrick Klugman, at the end of the debates and called on the court to do so “Stop this scandal”.

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