Roman Polanski will not appeal Academy expulsion decision, lawyer says

Roman Polanski will not appeal a judge’s decision to uphold his expulsion from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a lawyer for the controversial director has said (Anthony Harvey/PA)

Roman Polanski will not appeal a judge’s decision to uphold his expulsion from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a lawyer for the controversial director has said.

Polanski sued the Academy – the body which oversees the Oscars – after it kicked him out in May 2018, alleging he had not been given warning or a chance to respond.