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Depardieu trial: Paris prosecutor calls for 18-month suspended sentence

“You’re going to declare Gérard Depardieu guilty of these sexual assaults,” the prosecutor told the court. The actor is being tried by a panel of three judges, who won't issue their verdict straight away.

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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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Accuser tells court actor Gérard Depardieu groped her bottom, breasts on film set

This week's trial is the first time one of the more than 20 accusations of sexual misconduct against Gérard Depardieu has reached court.

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Top French actor Fanny Ardant offers support to Depardieu in sex assault case

Veteran actor Fanny Ardant told a Paris court on Wednesday that she could vouch for the behaviour of fellow French film legend Gérard Depardieu

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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 Verts

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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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Depardieu set to face second day of accusations in sex assault case

A second woman is expected to give evidence on Wednesday during the third day of the trial in Paris of the French actor Gérard Depardieu for sexual assault.

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Depardieu on trial, and so is France: a cultural reckoning in the #MeToo era

With his hulking frame, crooked nose, and volcanic charisma, Gérard Depardieu reigned over cinema for half a century — a national icon as familiar as the baguette

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Gérard Depardieu tells court he grabbed sexual assault accuser by hips to avoid slipping

Actor denies assault and says he was following advice of his then lawyer when he previously told police there had been no physical contact

The Guardian - UK

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 film

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,100 detained in Turkey amid huge demonstrations over mayor’s arrest – as it happened

Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul with unrest likely to continue over treatment of presidential challenger to Erdoğan

The Guardian - UK

French film star Depardieu goes on trial on sexual assault charges

The delayed trial of French actor Gérard Depardieu over the alleged sexual assault of two women on the set of a movie filmed in 2021 opens on Monday in Paris. With a prolific international career, he is the highest-profile figure in French cinema to face such accusations in the wake…

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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

The Independent UK

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 Verts

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French film stars reflect on 'clumsy' behaviour in parliamentary hearing on sexual violence

The inquiry commission spent six months auditioning members of the film industry, and is set to publish a report in April.

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French Filmmaker Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault In #Metoo Trial

French court finds filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on actor, sparking industry-wide conversation on abuse. Prominent figures speak out against abuse in ...

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French film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually assaulting 12 year-old actress in MeToo trial

Renowned actor Adele Haenel accused Christophe Ruggia of abusing her in 2001

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Bertrand Blier obituary

Director of Get Out Your Handkerchiefs and Trop Belle Pour Toi! who saw his role as ‘attacking society: hard, repeatedly and below the belt’

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Controversial French director Bertrand Blier dies at age 85

Film-maker known for provocative works Les Valseuses and Tenue de Soirée died at home in Paris on Monday

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French film director Bertrand Blier dies aged 85

The French film director Bertrand Blier, the creator of cult and provocative films such as Les Valseuses, Buffet Froid, and Tenue de Soirée, has died. The veteran filmmaker, celebrated for his daring and unconventional storytelling, was behind some of France's most iconic arthouse successes of the 1970s and 1980s. He…

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Mélanie Laurent: ‘I’ve had bad experiences with actors, never actresses’

INTERVIEW: The Parisian actor, who shot to fame in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ in 2009, has directed a film about one of the most fascinating criminals in French history. She speaks to Tom Murray about ‘Freedom’, why she cast an ‘Emily in Paris’ heartthrob as her lead and how –…

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Gérard Depardieu Trial Postponed Due To Health Reasons

French actor Gérard Depardieu faces trial for alleged sexual assaults on film set. Health reasons prevent his court appearance amidst broader conversations...

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Film star Depardieu seeks delay of sexual assault trial over health concerns

French actor Gérard Depardieu said on Monday that he would not be appearing before a criminal court in Paris due to health reasons. Depardieu is facing charges of sexual assault that allegedly occurred during a 2021 film shoot.

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