Police kept French top of the line essayist Frederic Beigbeder on Tuesday to examine him concerning an assault claim, sources near the case told AFP.
The cross examination of the 58-year-old author, who lives in the French Basque country, began at 9:00 am (0800 GMT), examiner Rodolphe Jarry told AFP.
The examiner declined to express out loud whatever he was being held for, however sources near the examination said the capture followed an assault claim made by a lady with whom the creator had a relationship enduring a while.
Telecaster Franceinfo said the lady documented her protest throughout the mid year.
As per Franceinfo, the lady said she had a consensual sexual experience with Beigbeder in a lodging, and afterward another, non-consensual one, later that very night.
Beigbeder has investigated love, sex, governmental issues and the captivating side of Paris in his composition.
He became well known thanks to “99 Francs”, distributed in 2000, an original that investigates medications, criticism and cash in the realm of promoting.
The examiner told AFP the capture was irrelevant to drugs.
In 2008, Beigbeder had been captured in Paris for consuming and having cocaine.
He later said he had quit any pretense of utilizing cocaine, which he depicted as “a medication for old square individuals”.
Beigbeder said recently that his way of life had “changed totally” since living with his third spouse, picture taker Lara Micheli, and their two kids in Guethary, a town of 1,350 individuals on the Basque coast.
His other fruitful books incorporate “Occasion in a Trance like state” and “Love Endures Three Years”, yet he has additionally functioned as a television and radio observer, distributer, entertainer and movie chief, and ran the “Lui” men’s magazine for quite some time.
During the Me Too development, he ignited contention by neglecting to censure VIPs blamed for sexual offense.
He likewise safeguarded movie producer Roman Polanski, sentenced for legally defined sexual assault, against his faultfinders, referring to them as “a lot of hyenas running wild”.