French actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledges boorish behavior but denies sexual assault
- Gérard Depardieu admitted in court to grabbing plaintiff Amelie K. By the hips but denied it was sexual assault, claiming his actions were due to being upset and tired during filming in 2021.
- Amelie K. Testified that Depardieu touched her all over and trapped her, describing his behavior as terrifying, while prosecutors supported her account of a sexual assault witnessed by three people.
- Depardieu, who is facing multiple allegations from about 20 women, stated in court, 'I deny all of it,' and referred to the #MeToo movement as a 'reign of terror.'
- The trial, which is prominent in the French cinema's #MeToo context, is expected to continue for at least three days.
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Gérard Depardieu claims he is 'too old and fat' to sexually assault anyone
FILM star Gérard Depardieu claims he is “too old and fat” to sexually assault anyone and said he is now seen as “a real creep”. The French actor, who denies attacking two women on a film set, told a court he was “not going to have fun at 76, or at 130 kilos” (20st). AFPDepardieu leaves court with his daughter Roxane[/caption] He said: “I’m unhappy enough. “I’m not going to touch anyone’s butt. “Not on a set or anywhere. “I’m not (serial killer…
France: At the trial of Gérard Depardieu, the complainant Amélie delivers her version of the facts
On the second day of Gerard Depardieu's trial, the debate on the merits finally began. The court first asked the actor about the sexual assault, whose accuser Amélie, the decorator of the film Les Volets Verts. Gérard Depardieu continued to contest any aggression, but admitted for the first time to having taken the complainant by the size, during what he described as a "professional engulfment". A new version that remains quite different from th…
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