The filmmaker Carlos Vermouth has responded to the accusations leveled against him sexual violence by six women in the past months of January and February, stating that he has “never” forced “anyone” to do “something against their will.”
In a letter published by the Novalex law firm and picked up by Europa Press, signed by the filmmaker and his lawyer, Guadalupe Sanchez Baena, He adds that all sexual relations and practices in which Vermut has participated have always been “consensual”, clarifying that he has not used his work position in a “coercive” manner.
“I have always tried, in each of my sexual and sentimental relationships, to build an atmosphere of complicity and trust. Therefore, I sincerely regret if some people did not find in me the person with whom they could fully share their feelings. feelings. I want to make it clear that I have always been and will continue to be available to listen and engage in dialogue with anyone who wishes to resolve any issue in a close and personal manner,” writes the director of ‘Manticora’.
Three other women accuse filmmaker Carlos Vermut of sexual violence
He also explains that it has not been formalized ““no complaint or investigation” against it and adds that he assumes the “possibility of having to abandon” his career if all doors “close.”
In that sense, vermouth In the letter he said that he is still going through a “process of emotional and economic recovery” which is combined with the need for “time” to assimilate the situation and find a way to explain it to himself and “to others.”
Thus, that time, as he repeats, has been “fundamental” to be able to address these accusations which she received from six women in the Spanish film industry with “calm and serenity.”
