Gérard Depardieu in court: two more processes could follow

The process of accusation of sexual harassment against Gérard Depardieu (76) begins on March 24th in the French capital Paris. The French star is accused of sexual attacks, which are said to have occurred in September 2021 on the set of Jean Beckers (91) Film “Les Volets Verts” (2022, German “The Green Hades”). One of the alleged victims, a decorator, had filed a complaint in February 2024 for “sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insult”. The second plaintiff, a director’s assistant, showed him in March 2024.

As the French newspaper “Le Monde” further reports, Depardieu is personally expected for the negotiation on March 24th and 25th. If the film star is spoken guilty, he threatens up to five years of deprivation and a fine of 75,000 euros.

The negotiation was originally scheduled for October 2024, but was postponed due to Depardieu’s health. , a medical expert appointed by the court classified the actor as negotiable. Nevertheless, 15-minute breaks are planned during the two-day hearing, which may not last longer than six hours. Depardieu’s lawyer, Jérémie Assouus, said that the actor has undergone four times the heart bypass surgery and suffered from diabetes.

But that’s not all. In addition to the process of sexual harassment that begins in Paris, Gérard Depardieu is confronted with two other legal procedures running in parallel:

In a further case, Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape. The public prosecutor’s office is currently investigating. According to French media reports, it is still open whether a process will also occur here. The actress Charlotte Arnoild (29) accuses Depardieu of having raped her twice in his Paris at home in 2018. The Parisian public prosecutor initially stopped the procedure due to a lack of evidence. In 2020, Arnoild showed him again, which led to a resumption of the proceedings. In 2022, the French judiciary decided that the indictment remained because there were “serious and agreeing evidence” for rape. The actor denies the allegations and explained that Arnoild had consented to everything.

As the French daily newspaper “Le Monde” reported a few days ago, the French judiciary has also been investigating the actor for a year because of alleged tax evasion. The accusation: There is a suspicion that he has incorrectly stated in Belgium since 2013 to avoid French taxes. House searches in France and Belgium were carried out, but Depardieu has not yet been heard. His lawyer denies the allegations.

According to the report, Gérard Depardieu announced in December 2012 to move to Belgium for tax reasons. The step was a protest against the wealth tax planned by the then French President François Hollande (70).