Daniela Elstner, managing director of French cinema and TV export agency Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against French actor and singer Patrick Bruel, accusing him of attempted rape and sexual assault dating back to 1997. The complaint alleges that Bruel assaulted her during the UnIFrance’s French Film Festival in Acapulco, Mexico, when she was 26 and working as an assistant at the agency. She claims Bruel then forced himself on her, kissing and fondling her as she struggled to escape. Despite these allegations, Bruel's lawyer Christophe Ingrain denied all allegations against him. The allegations come amid an industry-wide reckoning with sexual harassment and abuse in France.