Depardieu

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe French actor Gérard Depardieu is facing another accusation of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021.In the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, she accuses the 75-year-old Depardieu of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her Paris lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt, said Monday.Depardieu, best known…

The French actor Gérard Depardieu, who is under investigation for alleged rape, is facing another accusation of sexual assault.A set designer has filed a legal complaint against the actor claiming he sexually harassed and assaulted her on a film set in 2021.French media reported it was the second allegation of sexual misconduct by Depardieu, 75, during shooting of the 2022 film Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters), which also stars Anouk Grinberg and Fanny Ardant in Paris.Carine Durrieu Diebolt, the lawyer for the…

A sexual assault complaint against Gérard Depardieu has been dropped because it was past the statute of limitations, prosecutors in Paris have said.The complaint, by French actor Hélène Darras, was filed last year but relates to the filming of Disco in 2007, during which Depardieu allegedly groped and propositioned her.Darras was one of the 13 women who accused Depardieu of sexual misconduct in an investigative story that ran on French investigative website Mediapart in April 2023. She filed her complaint last September,…

The prosecutor's office deemed that a complaint filed by French actor Hélène Darras falls outside the statute of limitations A complaint alleging that French actor Gerard Depardieu sexually assaulted actress Hélène Darras during the 2007 filming of Disco has been dismissed by French prosecutors. The prosecutor’s office deemed that a complaint falls outside the statute of limitations, according to Variety. Darras filed the initial complaint in September 2023, having decided to submit her own…

On 20 December, during a 135-minute-long interview on French television, dedicated to topics such as the new law on immigration, the future bill on assisted dying, the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, Emmanuel Macron was asked about Gérard Depardieu. France’s president could have chosen to be cautious and not comment on a case that has divided France. It would probably have been wiser to have remained silent, but Macron doesn’t do caution; he speaks his mind.“You will never see me taking part in a manhunt,”…

Nearly 60 French actors and other prominent figures have denounced the “lynching” of disgraced film legend Gérard Depardieu, who is charged with rape and is facing other sexual assault claims.An open letter signed by British actor Charlotte Rampling, former French first lady and singer Carla Bruni, and Depardieu’s former partner, actor Carole Bouquet, claims the star is the victim of a “torrent of hatred”.“Gérard Depardieu is probably the greatest of all actors,” added the letter published in French newspaper Le Figaro on…

Nearly 60 actors and public figures, including British actress Charlotte Rampling and former French first lady Carla Bruni, have signed an open letter claiming that French actor Gerard Depardieu is the victim of a “torrent of hatred.” Depardieu, who was previously charged with rape in 2021, is currently facing a new sexual assault allegation after a French actress, Hélène Darras, filed a police complaint claiming he groped her in 2007. Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron defended the actor in an interview,…

French President Emmanuel Macron said the actor Gérard Depardieu — who’s faced an array of sexual assault allegations over the past few years — “makes France proud.” According to the The New York Times, Macron appeared to defend Depardieu during a recent interview on French TV. The president said he was a “big admirer” of the “great actor,” and reiterated that anyone accused of something was innocent until proven otherwise: “You will never see me participate in a manhunt,” Macron said. Macron’s comments came…

French President Emmanuel Macron has said film icon Gérard Depardieu, accused of rape, has become the target of a “manhunt”, as the actor faces fresh scrutiny over sexist comments.“You will never see me participate in a manhunt,” Macron told the France 5 broadcaster when asked about possibly stripping the actor of a state award. “I hate that kind of thing,” he said, adding that “you don’t strip someone of a Legion of Honour based on a report”.The award, the most prestigious the government can award and which Depardieu…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA Spanish journalist and author has filed a criminal complaint against Gérard Depardieu for allegedly raping her during an interview nearly three decades ago in Paris.Ruth Baza, 51, filed the complaint with Spain’s national police last week for the alleged rape, becoming one of more than a dozen women who have accused the French actor of sexual abuse.Baza has alleged that she was 23…