Paris court finds actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault
A Paris court on Tuesday found actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set.
The actor, 76, was convicted of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser during the filming of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). The panel of judges will deliver a verdict regarding another plaintiff and pronounce a sentence later on Tuesday.
The case is widely seen as a key post-#MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations of sexual misconduct involving prominent figures.
Depardieu has denied the accusations.
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