46 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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3 d. ago Plaintiffs' lawyers call actor Gérard Depardieu a sexual predator and a misogynist as trial closes

The plaintiffs’ lawyers describe French actor Gérard Depardieu as a “sexual predator” and “misogynist.”

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4 d. ago Woman tells court Gérard Depardieu groped her buttocks and breasts on set

Film assistant says actor groped her several times in three incidents while filming Les Volets VertsA woman accusing Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that the actor groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set. Depardieu, 76, is accused of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during filming in 2021 of Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters). He denies any sexual assault. The third day of the Paris trial focused on the testimony of the younger plaintiff, who said Depardieu had first groped her bottom when she was alone with him for a brief moment between the backstage area and the film set. “Out of the blue, he put his hand on my butt,” she told the court on Wednesday, adding she was in shock, “petrified” and said nothing. In a second incident, she alleged, Depardieu had suddenly put both his hands on her breasts. “I said no; I was scared,” she said. She also said she had told D...

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4 d. ago Accuser tells a trial that actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom and breasts on film set

A woman accusing French actor Gérard Depardieu of sexual assault has told a landmark trial in Paris that he groped her buttocks and her breasts several times in three separate incidents on a film set

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5 d. ago Gerard Depardieu announces he will RETIRE from acting as he denies sexual assault charges

The 76-year-old made the announcement from the dock on Tuesday as he was cross-examined on the second day of his criminal trial at the Paris Correctional Court.

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5 d. ago Gérard Depardieu tells court he grabbed sexual assault accuser by hips to avoid slipping

Actor denies assault and says any crude comments he made on film set were due to his bad moodThe French actor Gérard Depardieu has admitted in court that he grabbed the hips of a woman who has accused him of sexual assault, but said it was to avoid slipping and was not a sexual attack.“I grabbed her hips,” the actor, 76, told his trial for sexual assault at the Paris criminal court on Tuesday. The head judge noted that this was a change from his testimony during police interrogation when he had denied that any physical contact had taken place with the 54-year-old set decorator. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago French actor Gerard Depardieu admits ‘grabbing woman’s hips’ but denies sexual assault at trial

If found guilty, the star of films like Jean de Florette and Cyrano de Bergerac could face up to five years in jail

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5 d. ago Gérard Depardieu admits to grabbing sexual assault accuser by the hips

Actor denies this was assault and tells court any crude comments were due to his bad moodGérard Depardieu has admitted in court to grabbing by the hips a woman who accuses him of sexual assault, but denied this was assault and said any crude comments he may have made were because of his bad mood.A towering figure of French cinema, Depardieu, 76, has faced a growing number of sexual assault allegations in recent years. The actor has consistently denied any wrongdoing and this is the first case for which he is standing trial. Continue reading...

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6 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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6 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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6 d. ago Gérard Depardieu appears in Paris court over sexual assault allegations

French film star, Gérard Depardieu, is being tried on two alleged sexual assaults, which date back to the filming of Jean Becker’s The Green Shutters in France in 2021

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6 d. ago Gerard Depardieu arrives at court in Paris for sexual assault trial

French actor is most high-profile person to stand trial on #MeToo abuse allegations in France

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6 d. ago Gérard Depardieu arrives at Paris court for trial over sexual assault allegations

Actor, 76, is accused of groping two women on set during the filming of The Green Shutters in 2021Gérard Depardieu arrived at a Paris court on Monday for his trial over alleged sexual assaults on a film set, a case that places one of France’s best-known film stars at the heart of the country’s broader reckoning over sexual violence.Depardieu, 76, has faced allegations of rape or sexual assault from more than a dozen women, all of which he has denied, but this is the first time he has appeared in court to answer accusations. Continue reading...

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6 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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6 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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7 d. ago Gérard Depardieu to appear in Paris court over sexual assault allegations

Actor, 76, denies claims made by assistant director and set designer who worked with him on Les Volets VertsGérard Depardieu will become the most high-profile French person to stand trial on #MeToo abuse allegations when he appears in a Paris court on Monday.The actor, a titan of French cinema with more than 200 films and television series to his name, is accused of sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021. Continue reading...

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7 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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9 d. ago Emma Raducanu ended coaching trial because of ‘pressure’, says Vladimir Platenik

The 22-year-old brought a trial period with the Slovakian to a close after only one match.

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1 week ago Israeli government approves firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar despite huge protests

Bar had strained relations with PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption and whose close aides are being investigated by the intelligence agencyThe head of Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency, has been dismissed, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office, a week after Benjamin Netanyahu said he had lost confidence in him, and despite three days of protests against the move.“The government unanimously approved prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to end ISA [Israeli Security Agency] director Ronen Bar’s term of office,” a statement said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Desperate’ son of jailed activist Jimmy Lai seeks meeting with Keir Starmer

Hong Kong journalist is 77, and worries about his health are mounting as his trial nears its endThe son of the jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.Sebastien Lai said a fresh diplomatic push was now needed to free the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist, who holds British citizenship and has been kept behind bars in Hong Kong since December 2020. Continue reading...

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