62 h. ago Gérard Depardieu trial finally gives France its #MeToo moment

Actor’s week in court seen as turning point as French film industry has been slow to take abuse claims seriouslyWhen the actor Gérard Depardieu took the stand at his sexual assault trial in Paris this week, it was seen as a turning point for the #MeToo movement in France.As a parliamentary commission examines why the French film industry has been slow – even resistant – to take women’s claims of abuse seriously, Depardieu, the nation’s biggest film star, faced accusations that he trapped a set decorator between his legs and sexually assaulted her while shooting the film Les Volets verts (The Green Shutters) in 2021. He is also accused of touching the breasts and buttocks of an assistant director on the same film on three separate occasions. Depardieu, 76, has denied all the charges, telling the court he had been “dragged through the mud by calumny and lies”. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Depardieu on trial, and so is France: a cultural reckoning in the #MeToo era

With his hulking frame, crooked nose, and volcanic charisma, Gérard Depardieu reigned over cinema for half a century — a national icon as familiar as the baguette

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6 d. ago Gerard Depardieu trial: French movie legend admits grabbing woman by hips but denies sexual assault

French movie legend tells trial: ‘I grabbed her hip so as not to slip because I was so upset by her, by the heat, it was a Friday towards the end of shooting, I was very tired’

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7 d. ago Gérard Depardieu appears in Paris court for trial on sexual assault charges

Actor is expected to testify on Tuesday over allegations by two women who worked with him on 2021 filmThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has appeared in court in France on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.Depardieu, 76, dressed in a black suit and trainers with his grey hair swept back, arrived at the Paris criminal court amid a large police presence. Dozens of protesters had gathered outside the courthouse and shouted: “Victims, we believe you; rapists, we see you.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago French actor Gerard Depardieu in court as sexual assault trial begins

Depardieu denies any wrongdoing. He has said he is prepared to answer the court's questions

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7 d. ago Gerard Depardieu trial sees France grapple with response to sexual violence

The case, beginning Monday, is the most prominent in the post-#MeToo era in France

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7 d. ago Gerard Depardieu's trial on sexual assault charges is starting in France

French actor Gérard Depardieu will face charges in a Paris court of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of a movie in 2021

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8 d. ago Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial marks a cultural reckoning for post

When French actor Gérard Depardieu walks into a Paris courtroom on Monday, he won’t just be facing two women who accuse him of sexual assault — he’ll also be confronting a nation long criticized for dragging its feet in confronting sexual violence, particularly when committed by the powerful

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