Debra Winger

Ever since his surprise arrest on Saturday, Roman Polanski has been the focal point of heated international debate regarding the 30-year-old charges he faces for having sex with an underage girl. Earlier today, lawyers for the embattled filmmaker filed paperwork asking that he be released from Swiss custody, the first legal step in his contentious battle to avoid extradition to the United States. The Swiss federal court is planning on taking...  

The arrest of Roman Polanski has spiraled into an international incident. France has appealed to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 76-year-old director's immediate release from a Swiss jail as he faces extradition charges from Switzerland to the U.S. Polanski is a French citizen. snip Debra Winger, who serves as president of the Zurich fest's jury, on Monday demanded Polanski's release and criticized Swiss authorities for...