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French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu convicted of sexual assault
- On May 13, 2025, a Paris court convicted French actor Gérard Depardieu of groping two women during the 2021 filming of Les Volets Verts and sentenced him to an 18-month suspended prison term.
- The conviction was based on testimony from a set dresser and an assistant who both accused Depardieu of groping them multiple times while working on the film set.
- Depardieu, aged 76, denied wrongdoing and refused to attend the hearing, while some French cinema figures showed support for him during the trial.
- The court sentenced Depardieu to an 18-month suspended jail term, imposed a fine of approximately $32,350, and mandated that his name be included on the country's sex offender registry.
- This ruling represents an important moment for evaluating how French culture and the film industry respond to sexual misconduct accusations against high-profile individuals like Depardieu in the aftermath of the #MeToo movement.
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Depardieu convicted of sexually assaulting two women
A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021.
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He was sentenced to 18 months of conditional imprisonment.
Gérard Depardieu judgement: French actor found guilt of sexual assault on 2021 film set
Renowned French actor Gérard Depardieu was convicted on Tuesday by a Paris court for sexually assaulting two women during the filming of a 2021 movie in which he starred. The 76-year-old was handed an 18-month suspended sentence and will be added to France’s national sex offender registry. Depardieu, who did not appear in court for the ruling, was also ordered to pay €15,000 (around $17,000) in damages to one of the victims, and €14,040 to the o…
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