Caught up by justice. Actress Isabelle Adjani has been indicted for fraud after the complaint of a former consultant who accuses her of having falsified the repayment of her debts to her, a judicial source said on Friday, confirming information from Release. According to the daily, this indictment took place in October 2020. “I am not commenting on this old case which is heading for a dismissal because there is no charge”, declared his lawyer, Olivier Pardo . The boss of the Bestimage paparazzi agency, the queen of the people press “Mimi” Marchand, whose real name is Michèle Marchand, is also being prosecuted in this case for complicity in fraud.
According Release, it all started in 2011 when Sébastien G., a strategy consultant, was called upon to manage the actress’s company, Isia Films. “He opened a line of credit for her in her personal bank account, paid some of her taxes, had her assigned an American Express card,” the newspaper said. But relations sour when Isabelle Adjani would have spent the money lavishly, according to the daily: “In July 2012, Sébastien G. withdrew his bank card which seemed to function like a bottomless pit. Four days later, he was dismissed from his role as manager of Isia Films”. The actress then owes 157,000 euros that Sébastien G. would have advanced to her.
“Mimi” Marchand also indicted
“To reassure her creditor, Isabelle Adjani would have sent her proof of payment by transfer, emails from the bank and other documents supposed to attest to the payment of the funds and her good faith. But in reality, the money would never have reached its recipient,” writes Release. Sébastien G. filed a complaint against the star in October 2015. According to the daily, the investigations would have brought to light the role of “Mimi” Marchand in the delivery of these false “proofs of payment”.
“Michèle Marchand was indicted in this case about three years ago, for facts that date back several years, five, six, seven years,” commented his counsel, François Blistène. “Sébastien G. had filed a complaint against Isabelle Adjani, who implicated Mimi Marchand. Since the indictment of my client, nothing has happened, neither real interrogation on the merits, nor confrontation with Isabelle Adjani. This case will disappear by itself over time, and concerns random facts,” he added.