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Gisèle Pelicot Reaches Privacy Settlement With Paris Match

The magazine will donate €40,000 to organizations supporting survivors of violence

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, leaves the courthouse surrounded by French police after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, in Avignon, France, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo
Gisele Pelicot made headlines last year for standing up to her abusers
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Overview

  • Pelicot reached an amicable settlement in her invasion of privacy lawsuit against Paris Match just before a scheduled court hearing.
  • Under the settlement, Paris Match will direct €40,000 to Isofaculté and WomenSafe & Children, two charities aiding survivors of violence.
  • She filed the suit after the magazine published seven unauthorized photographs of her and a companion in her new hometown.
  • She waived anonymity at the 2024 trial that sentenced her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot to 20 years and found 50 other men guilty of participating in her drugging and rape.
  • She plans to publish a memoir next year to recount her ordeal and encourage strength among abuse victims.