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Gerard Depardieu was a titan of French cinema for more than 50 years but a sexual assault conviction, a string of other allegations and several instances of lewd behaviour now cast a long, dark shadow over what was once a glittering career.

Depardieu, 76, convicted of having groped set dresser and assistant during the filming of Les Volets Verts

The Cannes Film Festival opens on Tuesday, with stars of world cinema from Juliette Binoche to Tom Cruise expected on the red carpet. Glitz and glamour aside, this year's event highlights the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, as well as sexual harassment in the film industry – as one of…

The case is widely seen as a key post- #MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations of sexual misconduct.

Judges at the Paris Criminal Court are expected to deliver their verdict on Tuesday in the sexual assault trial of the French cinema icon Gérard Depardieu.

Former broadcaster’s lawyer says NSW department of public prosecutions should now consider whether they want to go to trial with all 35 charges

A Paris court is set to deliver its verdict on accusations that French actor Gérard Depardieu sexually assaulted two women who were working on a film with him

Actor could face up to five years in prison if convicted of assaulting two women during film shoot in 2021

Sonny Boyes, 19, from Exeter, has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of assault by penetration.

Robert Hadden, sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual abuse, kept practicing even as allegations piled up

A court in Paris on Tuesday is set to hand down a verdict in the sexual assault trial of French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu, a case that gripped the country for weeks.