Opponents of shamed former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Monday denounced a supposedly revelatory primetime interview about his aborted New York rape trial as a scripted public relations exercise.
More than 13 million people watched Sunday's 24-minute supposed act of contrition following allegations he tried to rape a hotel maid in May, the largest audience since rioting in French suburbs peaked on November 7th, 2005.
Strauss-Kahn's admission of "a moral failing" rather than attempted rape of Nafissatou Diallo failed to convince feminist lawyer Gisele Halimi, who said: "He tried to play the role of someone who is pugnacious and incisive."
"What's serious is that every time women's dignity is questioned, as here, women who are complete victims are made to look like liars," Halimi said, after Strauss-Kahn implied his New York accuser was dishonest and after money. Full story...
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