France Polanski’s wife says non merci to Oscars

French actress Emmanuelle Seigner has rejected an invitation to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in a column in which she condemned the ‘‘hypocrisy’’ of a group that expelled her husband Roman Polanski two months ago. Seigner is one of 928 artists and executives which the Academy, best known for giving the Oscars movie awards, last month invited to become members.‘‘How can I ignore the fact that a few weeks ago the Academy expelled my husband, Roman Polanski, in an attempt to appease the zeitgeist — the very same Academy which in 2002 awarded him an Oscar for The Pianist! A curious case of amnesia!’’ .