
After Melissa George fled her French husband she found herself in a position where she had just 48 hours to find a home in Paris for her and her two young sons.
In an Instagram post on Tuesday, the Australian actress shared a photo of her home and told the story of how she found it.
“I went into a real estate agency with my boys in tears saying ‘I am not French, without work, no one to sign for the lease, etc. and I am in need of a home for us three immediately’.
“The agent said ‘come with me’ she opened the door to my home and I fell in love.”
In March 2017 the 41-year-old shared her story of escaping alleged domestic violence on Sunday Night, telling Melissa Doyle “things couldn’t be worse”.
She said that in September 2016, Jean-David Blanc attacked her in their home, leaving her beaten and bloodied before she was rescued by an Uber driver. While a judge found both parties guilty of assault, both are appealing the ruling.
Since their split, the couple have been in an ongoing battle over custody of their boys, Raphael, four, and Solal, two. They are sharing custody, but as George told Australian media outlets last year, she is unable to work in France as she’s not a French citizen, meaning she can’t financially support her children. She’s also forbidden from leaving the country with the boys without Jean-David’s permission.
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Glad she's doing better. Not sure if most people fleeing domestic violence are in a position to spend 2 months going through every Parisian antique shop buying 18th century desks and what not, but good for her.
Ditto. Great she's doing well, but those are some impressive digs for someone who turned up to a real estate agent as a foreigner who can't work with no guarantor. Most people in the same circumstances would be homeless.