The writer Simon Liberati wins in court facing his stepmother – Liberation

The High Court of Paris ruled on Friday: Eva the fifth book of Simon Liberati will be released August 19, the expected date of discharge .

On 20 July, the photographer Irina Ionesco had sued the writer for invasion of privacy. In his book, the author paints a portrait of his wife, Eva Ionesco (daughter Irina photographer), and tells stories about the sex lives and drug use of his stepmother, the latter considered unflattering . Irina Ionesco therefore asked that these passages in the book are removed. Lawyers for Simon Liberati and advanced editions Stock Irina Ionesco who published an autobiographical novel, Eye of the doll, in 2004, the details of his private life were already known. The artist, 85 years old, dismissed by the judge, must pay Editions Stock and his son-the sum of 3000 euros.

Irina Ionesco was a sensation from the late 60s with photographs of his daughter Eva, then child, Lolita. Staged qualified so erotic, so the time being to transgression and codes of upheaval. This work, which began when the child was 4, lasted until her teens. This ambiguous and violent relationship was told by Eva Ionesco itself in his film My little princess in 2011.

When Eva the book had been prohibits the operation would have been complicated since 15,000 printed copies are already in the distribution channels. So it is a relief for the stock editor, belonging to Hachette, which had seen a similar case in 2013 with Beauty and Beast Marcela Iacub. Essayist depicted there a relationship with a politician, who was Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Former IMF chief had attacked the book for invasion of privacy and won the case in chambers. The writer and Stock editions were then sentenced to 50 000 euros in damages and the publication of an advertisement in the book.