The French actor Gerard Depardieu arrived on Monday at a court in Paris for his trial accusation of the sexual abuse of two women during a film shoot from 2021 – which he denies.
The 76-year-old, who has appeared in more than 200 films and television series, has been accused by about 20 women of incorrect behavior, but this is the first case that is tried.
Depardieu, dressed in a dark lawsuit without a tie, strolled the Paris criminal court with one hand on the shoulder of his lawyer and do not seem surprised by the serious allegations against him.
The test is all about accusations of sexual violence while filming Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in 2021, directed by Jean Becker.
Two women and a 54-year-old set of dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director of removal that Depardieu has subjected them to sexual violence on the set.
Prominent French actress Anouk Grinberg, who also played in the film, has publicly supported the accusators and claims that Depardieu made routinely 'salacious comments' while filming. She has consciously accused producers of 'hiring an abuser'.
The set of sideboard claimed that the actor made open rough comments on the set, and at a certain point he complained loudly that he “couldn't even get up” because of the heat.
She claimed that he scooped that he could 'give women an orgasm without touching them' and that an hour later 'her' brutally 'her'.
The French actor Gerard Depardieu arrives on the day of his trial for two sexual attacks allegedly concerned on the set of the film 'Les Volets Verts', in the courthouse in Paris, France, March 24
Two women's and 54-year-old set of dresser and a 34-year-old assistant director that Depardieu has subjected them to sexual violence on the set
Depardieu, dressed in a dark suit without a tie, strolled to the Paris criminal court
Prominent French actress Anouk Grinberg has publicly supported the accusators
The actor pinched her by closing his legs around her before she grabbed her waist and her belly, she added to her breasts.
She said that Depardieu made “obscene comments”, including: “Come and touch my big parasol. I put it in your p ****. '
She described the bodyguards of the actor and dragged him away as he shouted, “We'll see each other again, my dearest.”
The second prosecutor, the assistant director, has also accused Depardieu of sexual violence, although details of her allegations have not yet been made public.
'What my customer wants is that the test takes place. But I am also worried about how Mr. Depardieu's defense will treat the civilian parties during the hearing, “said lawyer Claude Vincent.
Depardieu's lawyer, Jeremie Assous, has insisted that the trial will prove the accusations 'false'.
'This process will enable us to confront all accusations with reality, witnesses and the layout of the building. We will therefore be able to demonstrate in an impartial, objective and unmistakable way that all accusations are incorrect, “he said.
The case was initially established in October, but was postponed because of the poor health of Depardieu.
According to his lawyer, the actor has undergone a quadruple heart coincidence and suffers from diabetes, which is exacerbated by the stress of the case.
The 76-year-old, who has appeared in more than 200 films and television series, has been accused of incorrect behavior by around 20 women
Activists keep placards as they demonstrate outside the Parisian courthouse on the opening day of the French actor Gerard Depardieu's process
About 20 women have emerged, but many cases have been dropped because of the status of limitations of France
The process revolves around accusations of sexual abuse while filming Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in 2021, directed by Jean Becker
Actor Charlotte Arnoult Anouk Grinberg, on the day of the trial against French actor Gerard Depardieu
He is said to get six -hour judicial sessions with breaks when needed.
Over the years, Depardieu has been the subject of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct.
About 20 women have emerged, but many cases have been dropped because of the status of limitations of France.
In 2018, French actress Charlotte Arn would be the first woman to submit a criminal complaint against Depardieu and accused him of rape and sexual violence.
In August 2023, French public prosecutors asked for a trial against those charges – claims that Depardieu was fiercely refused.
“Never, but never, I abused a woman,” the actor wrote in an open letter to conservative newspaper Le Figaro.
Depardieu, once the most celebrated actor in France, has become just as notorious for his controversial behavior outside the screen.
In 2011 he made the headlines for urinating in the aisle of an airplane.
He has been involved in drunk fights, arrested for driving in the field of drinks and has caused furiously with his close ties with Vladimir Putin.
A French TV documentary from 2023, 'The Fall of the Ogre', revealed images of Depardieu during a trip from 2018 to Noord -Korea and made explicit sexual comments for a female interpreter and seemed to sexualize a young girl that runs on a horse.
