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Gisèle Pelicot Reaches Settlement With Paris Match Over Unauthorized Photos

The €40,000 award will fund two domestic violence charities after her privacy case against the magazine.

Gisèle Pélicot le 19 décembre 2024.
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Overview

  • Pelicot filed suit in April at the Nanterre court after Paris Match published seven photographs of her without consent in its April 17 edition.
  • On June 10 the parties agreed to an out-of-court settlement that avoids a scheduled trial and redirects all compensation to charity instead of Pelicot personally.
  • The €40,000 will be split between Womensafe & Children and Isofaculté, both providing multidisciplinary support to women and children affected by intrafamily violence.
  • Pelicot had initially sought €30,000 in damages and the publication of her abusers’ conviction on Paris Match’s front page.
  • She emerged as a feminist icon after waiving anonymity and confronting her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot and over 50 other men during her late-2024 Vaucluse trial.