TIL: The director Roman Polanski pleaded guilty of raping a 13 year old girl in 1977 but fled the U.S to avoid charges, this is why his 2011 film Carnage staring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly although set in New York was actually filmed in Paris.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski#Sexual_abuse_case



Submitted March 19, 2015 at 02:35PM by ledgendary http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2zkgas/til_the_director_roman_polanski_pleaded_guilty_of/