Family of Sophie Toscan du Plantier 'fully respect' Bailey ceremony
The French filmmaker's uncle, Jean Pierre Gazeau, told Extra.ie: 'We want to fully respect the ceremony, so we don't have any comment to make.
'It's a private thing. We respect fully the kind of event and ceremony.' Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Pic: REX/Shutterstock
Ms Toscan du Plantier's family had called for Mr Bailey to be extradited to France, where a court found he was guilty of her murder in May 2019.
They recently criticised a new film by Jim Sheridan, Re-Creation, which focuses on what may have happened if an Irish jury had to deliberate on the case. Jim Sheridan. Pic: Juan)
Ms Toscan du Plantier's family described the movie as 'ethically questionable'.
Mr Gazeau said while they 'fully acknowledge' Mr Sheridan's reputation as a gifted and accomplished filmmaker, they 'regret he has chosen to apply his talent to a project based on questionable evidence'.
The six-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker defended his film, stating that it was not intended to cause distress to the family.
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