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News.com.au
13-05-2025
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French film legend Gérard Depardieu, 76, found guilty of sexually assaulting two women on film set
French actor Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women by a Paris court. He was convicted of groping the women during filming of the 2021 film Les Volets Verts. His victims were a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant. The case was seen as a major post-#MeToo test in France, reports The Sun. Both women said they had been scared to speak out at the time and had been intimidated by the actor. One of them said the actor had trapped her between his legs and ran his hands over her body. 'He terrified me – he looked like a madman,' she said. She said he grabbed her hips then started palpating her behind and in front, around. To show what she had experienced, she ran her hands near her buttocks, hips and pubic area. She told the court that the actor's attitude during the trial bore no resemblance to his behaviour at work. The other plaintiff said Depardieu groped her during three separate incidents on the film set. Depardieu rejected the accusations during the four-day trial in March. He acknowledged that he had used vulgar and sexualised language on set and that he grabbed the set dresser's hips during an argument. However, he denied that his behaviour was sexual. Carine Diebolt, the lawyer representing one victim, told the court the actor had targeted women who did not have a high profile. 'He is strong with the weak, and weak with the strong,' she said. Diebolt told Sky News: 'These women were put in danger. 'This is about a line of offences that he committed over many years that were tolerated by the world of cinema because it was Gérard Depardieu. He has been accused of misconduct by more than 20 women. Some other cases were dropped due to lack of evidence or the statute of limitations.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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- Yahoo
French actor Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women - and handed an 18-month suspended sentence. , 76, who has appeared in more than 200 movies, was convicted by a court in Paris of groping the women during the filming of the 2021 film Les Volets Verts. Both of his victims had been working on the film in behind-the-scenes roles. Both women claimed they were scared to speak out at the time and intimidated by Depardieu. "I was petrified", said one of the women, a set designer named Amelie. She told the court that Depardieu had trapped her between his legs as she tried to get past him in a corridor, and had then run his hands over her body. "He terrified me - he looked like a madman," she said. Depardieu had denied the allegations, and had received support from many actors, directors and even at one point, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who had previously described the actor as "the pride of France". However, his victims said that he attacked them - first using obscene, vulgar and explicit language towards the women before sexually assaulting them. The court heard that the actor first used vulgar language to abuse them and then grabbed them and ran his hands over their bodies, making crude sexual advances towards them. Depardieu claimed that he did not even know what sexual assault was. Carine Diebolt, the lawyer representing victim Amelie, told the court that Depardieu had specifically targeted women who did not enjoy a high profile, saying he would never treat a famous actor the way he behaved towards his two victims. "He is strong with the weak, and weak with the strong," she said. During cross-questioning, Depardieu admitted that he had first denied ever touching Amelie, then said he grasped her hips to stop himself from falling over, and then claimed he had grabbed her to get her attention. Amelie described his account as "obviously completely false" and said she had been mentally scarred by the encounter. Away from the court, Ms Diebolt told Sky News that, after years of being tolerated due to his fame, Depardieu was finally being held accountable for his actions. "These women were put in danger," she said. "This is about a line of offences that he committed over many years that were tolerated by the world of cinema because it was Gerard Depardieu. "Because the financial benefits he brings to the industry are so substantial. He did make some excellent films, but all men are equal before the law. "Nobody warned Amelie about Depardieu's behaviour, so his words and actions came as a terrible surprise for her. She still has traumatic flashbacks." Depardieu's reputation is now in tatters, and there may be more allegations to come. Diebolt told Sky News that around 20 other women have said that they were attacked by the actor. And we already know that Depardieu will stand trial again later this year, this time charged with raping the actress Charlotte Arnould. Ms Arnould has accused Depardieu, a friend of her parents, of raping her at his mansion in Paris. When she returned to the house to confront him, she alleges that he raped her once again. Depardieu denies both allegations. If he were to be found guilty, he would face a substantial prison sentence. Depardieu's sexual assault conviction is being seen as an important step forward for France's growing MeToo movement, which he described as "a terror" during the proceedings. After a letter of support Depardieu received prior to the trial from prominent actors and directors, a separate group of around 600 artists wrote their own, condemning the culture of "impunity" and calling for the actor to be fully investigated. Read more from the trial:What does the trial mean for #MeToo in France?Inside the court during the Depardieu trial Emmanuelle Dancourt, president of MeToo Media, told me: "Depardieu is a man with a lot of money around him. "Everybody could see Depardieu talking badly to women, putting his hand in the wrong place on a woman's body and saying things that are wrong. "But Gerard Depardieu's best friend is silence. In France, you have a wall of silence, and this means impunity. If you are a man with a lot of power and a lot of money, you can do whatever you want." Depardieu's popularity has declined as more and more claims emerged about his conduct. A recent documentary about him featured footage, filmed in North Korea, of the actor making lewd comments as a young girl rode past on a horse. When Mr Macron offered his support to Depardieu, denouncing what he called "a manhunt" against the star, another French actor, James Bond star Lea Seydoux, said the president's words had given a "bad image" of France. Depardieu was given Russian citizenship as a gift by Vladimir Putin.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Gerard Depardieu Found Guilty on Sexual Assault Charges, Given 18-Month Suspended Prison Sentence
French actor Gerard Depardieu was convicted of sexual assault against two women and received an 18-month prison sentence from a Paris court. The verdict stems from sexual assault charges filed by two women, a set decorator and an assistant director, who worked on the shoot of 'The Green Shutters' in 2021. The prosecutor had requested an 18-month suspended sentence following a four-day-trial during which Depardieu refuted all accusations. Prosecutors also requested the court to fine the actor and obligate him to undergo psychological treatment, as well as have him registered in the sex offenders file. More from Variety Gerard Depardieu Faces 18-Month Suspended Prison Sentence at Sexual Assault Trial French Actor Fanny Ardant Defends Gerard Depardieu at Sexual Assault Trial in Paris Gerard Depardieu Denies All Accusations on Sexual Assault Trial: 'I Am Not a Person Who Would Grope in the Metro' The assistant director reported in her complaint that Depardieu had touched her buttocks in the street, then touched her breasts a few days later on location and touched her buttocks again on another occasion. Depardieu, meanwhile, said 'I may have grazed it with my back in the corridor, but I didn't touch (her buttocks),' Depardieu was quoted saying in Le Monde. The set decorator has accused Depardieu of having sexually assaulted and harassed her during filming by making several crude comments. She alleges that one day, as she walked past him sitting in a corridor, he grabbed her, pulled her toward him, blocked her with his legs and kneaded her on the waist, hips and chest, while making obscene comments. But Depardieu had different version of their encounter. He said he only grabbed her hips 'so as to not slip.' As part of a separate case, the famous French actor has been, since Dec. 16, 2020, indicted over allegations of rape and sexual assault filed by actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018. Last August, the Paris public prosecutor's office requested in a final indictment that Depardieu be referred to the departmental criminal court to stand trial for rape by digital penetration and sexual assault that allegedly occurred on Aug. 7 and 13 of 2018. The examining magistrate now has to decide what direction to give to the proceedings. Depardieu, who has triggered a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement in France, was also accused by 13 women of sexually inappropriate behavior in a report published by French investigative news website Médiapart in April 2023. More to come. Best of Variety All the Godzilla Movies Ranked Final Oscar Predictions: International Feature – United Kingdom to Win Its First Statuette With 'The Zone of Interest' 'Game of Thrones' Filming Locations in Northern Ireland to Open as Tourist Attractions
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Film star Gérard Depardieu, 76, found guilty of sexual assault on 2021 film set
French actor Gérard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexually assaulting two women by a Paris court. He was convicted of groping the women during filming of the 2021 film Les Volets Verts. 2 2 His victims were a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant. .
