France, April 9 -- French MPs have criticised "endemic" abuse in the entertainment sector after a months-long inquiry into sexual violence that saw stars and other actors reveal instances of bullying and assault. The report puts forward a list of recommendations to better protect workers.

The inquiry, led by Greens MP Sandrine Rousseau, was spurred by allegations from actress Judith Godreche who accused two French directors of abusing her when she was a teenager in the late 1980s.

In a final damning report, the inquiry accused the entertainment sector of being a "talent grinding machine" and made 86 recommendations to better protect actors and children on set.

These include banning the "sexualisation" of minors on screen and better reg...