11 h. ago Juliette Binoche says Gerard Depardieu is ‘not a monster’ after guilty sexual assault verdict

Court ruling arrived same day Binoche launched Cannes Film Festival as 2025 jury president

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28 h. ago A French icon falls: Gérard Depardieu’s guilt will make his films hard to watch

Some will argue the actor’s legacy of landmark film roles should not be tainted by his conviction for sexual assault. But it willIt seems strangely appropriate that 76-year-old French movie star Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of sexual assault and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence on the eve of the 78th edition of the Cannes film festival. Both Cannes and Depardieu, born in the 40s, belong to an old world, but it seems only one of them has managed to adapt to the times we live in, especially since the #MeToo movement.For anyone who followed the trial closely, it was never in doubt that justice would prevail and that a French monument was about to fall. Once the accusers, two female technicians who worked as set-dresser and assistant director on the film Les Volets Verts in 2021, had pressed charges and the facts been exposed in court, there was little doubt as to the dignity of the victims and the veracity of the sexual assaults. But what was particularly striking was h...

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30 h. ago French actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women but is spared prison

Gerard Depardieu has been spared prison time despite being found guilty of sexual assault on two counts

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33 h. ago Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault on film set and gets 18

Depardieu, 76, convicted of having groped set dresser and assistant during the filming of Les Volets Verts

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33 h. ago French actor Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women but is spared prison

Gérard Depardieu has been spared prison time despite being found guilty of sexual assault on two counts

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33 h. ago Hollywood actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on film set

A French court has found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set.

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33 h. ago Gerard Depardieu is found GUILTY of sexual assaulting two women on film set and given 18

The actor, 76, has been convicted of having groped a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during the filming of 'Les Volets Verts' ('The Green Shutters'

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34 h. ago Actor Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on a film set

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been found guilty of sexual assault against two women, one who claimed she was "terrified" of him, while working on a film set

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34 h. ago Hollywood actor Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on 2021 film set

A French court has found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a 2021 film set

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