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France rugby hero sparks scandal after he was filmed lifting woman’s skirt

  • Richard Dourthe filed a defamation lawsuit against Charline Prudeau over a controversial video from a summer festival in southern France.
  • The video, viewed over one million times, allegedly shows Dourthe lifting Prudeau's skirt while she danced on a bar table, generating significant media attention.
  • Prudeau has also filed a legal action for 'sexist behaviour' against Dourthe, according to prosecutors in Dax.
  • Dourthe's lawyer claimed crucial context was omitted in the video's portrayal, while Prudeau's lawyer described the defamation claim as 'desperate and grotesque.
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French lifestyle influencer Charline Pradeau shared footage on social media on August 17 showing former rugby international Richard Dourthe lifting her skirt.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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The former player of the XV of France believes that the influencer Charline Pradeau, whose skirt he raised at the Dax parties, seeks to take on him.

·Paris, France
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Issued by a Toulouse influencer, the former back of the XV of France will file a complaint for slanderous denunciation.

·Paris, France
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Influencer Charline Pradeau filed a complaint on Monday, August 25 against Rugbyman Richard Dourthe. She accuses the former Dutch rugbyman of voluntarily raising her skirt while dancing at Dax's holidays. An investigation has been opened since August 20 by Dax's Public Prosecutor's Office for gender-based contempt.

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Richard Dourthe rejects the accusations of "sexist behaviour" at Dax's holidays and will file a complaint for "slanderous denunciation," according to his lawyer.

·Paris, France
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Sud Ouest broke the news in France on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
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