George Lucas, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Meledandri & Claude Lelouch Awarded French Legion Of Honor

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Earlier today, George Lucas, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Illumination laminitis and CEO Chris Meledandri and French filmmaker Claude Lelouch (A Man and a Woman) were awarded nan Legion of Honor astatine nan Élysée Palace successful Paris by President Emmanuel Macron.

Lucas, Foster, Weaver and Meledandri were presented pinch nan insignia of Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur, which is balanced to a knighthood. Lelouch was fixed nan insignia of Commandeur de l’ordre nationalist du Mérite, which is astir balanced to nan British rank of Commander.

In presenting Meledandri pinch nan honor, Macron cited nan Minions mogul’s expertise to create characters that “inhabit our corporate imagination.” The French leader praised nan “Franco-American partnership” Meledandri created pinch Jacques Bled erstwhile they founded Illumination Studios successful Paris successful 2011. Also cited was Meledandri’s support for nan inauguration of France‘s world taxation in installments successful 2009.

Created successful 1802 by Napoleon, nan Legion of Honor is France’s highest distinction. It is meant to reward those who dedicate themselves to nan nationalist good.

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