Film star Depardieu has recently been making headlines mainly because of serious allegations. Now he could be facing a trial for sexual violence. It would not be the first for the actor.
French actor Gérard Depardieu is facing legal proceedings on charges of rape. The Paris public prosecutor’s office called for a trial against the actor last week, as the German Press Agency learned from the authority. An investigating judge will now decide whether such proceedings will actually be ordered against the 75-year-old.
The case concerns the allegations of actress Charlotte Arnould. She claims that Depardieu (“Cyrano de Bergerac”, “Asterix and Obelix”) raped and sexually abused her in his apartment in 2018. Arnould was 22 years old at the time. The judiciary has been investigating the matter since 2020. Depardieu denied the allegations.
These are not the first serious allegations for the award-winning film star. In October, he was in the dock for alleged sexual assault. The trial concerns two cases from September 2021 that are said to have occurred during the filming of the movie “Les volets verts”. Here, too, Depardieu denies the allegations made against him.
Depardieu is one of the most famous French actors. Due to the series of accusations, some of which were made anonymously against the former star and not all of which ended up on the investigators’ desks, as well as misogynistic comments, he has become controversial in France.
Source: Stern
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