French Actor Depardieu Withdraws Appeal for Sexual Assault Conviction
- On November 12, 2026, investigative outlet Mediapart published previously unseen 2011 footage showing 77-year-old actor Gérard Depardieu repeatedly touching 22-year-old extra Olivia on the Turf film set, contradicting his defense that he never touched women without consent.
- Director Fabien Onteniente confronted Depardieu on November 2, 2011, at Auteuil racecourse after witnessing the behavior; the filmmaker later described the actor as 'sheepish, acting like a child who's done something wrong.'
- Depardieu has faced sexual violence accusations from 22 women since 2018, including a 2021 conviction for assaulting two people on the set of The Green Shutters that resulted in an 18-month suspended sentence and €25,000 fine.
- With a new trial starting in Paris next week, Depardieu is appealing his 2021 conviction; lawyer Jeremy Assous maintains innocence, stating, 'from the moment you are accused of sexual assault, you are automatically convicted.'
- Beyond the 2021 case, Depardieu faces pending rape charges involving actress Charlotte Arnould, while French President Emmanuel Macron previously sparked controversy by defending the actor and calling scrutiny 'a manhunt.
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Gérard Depardieu, who has to be rejudged from Monday for having sexually assaulted two women during the shooting of the film Les fonds verts in 2021, will renounce his call, learned Friday the AFP from a source close to the file, confirming an information from France Inter.
French actor Depardieu withdraws appeal for sexual assault conviction
Gerard Depardieu has decided to renounce the appeal against the conviction for sexual assault. The sentence of first instance, 18 months of imprisonment with the conditional, becomes so definitive. The news, relaunched by the BFM TV broadcaster who learned it from a source close to the Public Prosecutor's Office, puts an end to a judicial affair that should have [...] The article "Gerard Depardieu renounces the appeal, the condemnation for sexua…
The 77-year-old actor was accused of sexually assaulting two women during filming a movie in 2021
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