Convincing oneself of ones own lies: Richard Berrys wife and sister defend him after his daughter Colines testimony accusing him of incest.

Two days after Coline Berry’s testimony before the commission of inquiry on the treatment of incestuous sexual violence, during which she accused her father, Richard Berry, of repeated rapes, the actor’s wife and sister have come to his defense on social media. They accuse Coline Berry of “lies.”

“Stop!” Two days after Coline Berry’s testimony before the commission of inquiry on incestuous sexual violence, two close associates of Richard Berry posted messages of support for the actor on Instagram. During her testimony, Coline Berry accused her father of raping her “almost every weekend” during her childhood.

Pascal Louange, Richard Berry’s wife, was the first to publish a lengthy text on Instagram on Friday, May 1. “The line has clearly been crossed,” wrote the 54-year-old actress, specifying that the line refers to her daughter, whom Coline Berry mentioned during her testimony.

Pascale Louange accuses Coline Berry of “maintaining a victim imposture based solely on her own lies – lies that she has come to believe.” The actress then addresses her husband, Richard Berry, praising his “courage to remain silent.” Coline, on the other hand, is described as “capable of lying about anything and everything and even worse, of persuading herself of her own lies and therefore being persuasive.”

“Coco la Mytho”

An hour later, Marie Berry, the 75-year-old actor’s sister, also posted a message on Instagram. She directly addresses her niece, whom she accuses of repeated lies since childhood – “you were affectionately nicknamed ‘Coco the Liar’.” Marie Berry accuses her niece of developing an “exacerbated jealousy” towards her father’s partners and the children he had with them (in total, the actor has three daughters from different marriages, with Coline being the eldest).

In accusing her father, Marie Berry believes her niece has “crossed an unacceptable limit.” In addition to rejecting Coline Berry’s accusations, the actor’s sister assures that he is a “deeply committed, attentive and protective father – a real ‘daddy’s girl’.” She also denies the idea that the kidney donation Richard Berry made to her in 2005 “was intended to silence her”: “how horrible,” she exclaims.

“Another need to victimize yourself”

In her text, Coline Berry’s aunt questions her niece’s claims about a multiple sclerosis diagnosis and a rape allegedly committed by a horseback riding instructor when she was 14. “I am surprised today that you still protect your real rapist. No name, no address, no complaints? No riding instructor perhaps?” she asks before writing, “another need to victimize yourself.”

The complaint filed in 2021 by Coline Berry against her father and Jeane Manson – Richard Berry’s partner during the alleged period – was closed without further action in 2022 by the Paris public prosecutor’s office due to the statute of limitations.