US EditionFrench actor Gérard Depardieu acknowledges boorish behavior but denies sexual assault
- Gérard Depardieu admitted in court to grabbing plaintiff Amelie K. By the hips but denied it was sexual assault, claiming his actions were due to being upset and tired during filming in 2021.
- Amelie K. Testified that Depardieu touched her all over and trapped her, describing his behavior as terrifying, while prosecutors supported her account of a sexual assault witnessed by three people.
- Depardieu, who is facing multiple allegations from about 20 women, stated in court, 'I deny all of it,' and referred to the #MeToo movement as a 'reign of terror.'
- The trial, which is prominent in the French cinema's #MeToo context, is expected to continue for at least three days.
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The AgeGerard Depardieu is standing trial for sexual assault. He says he doesn’t know what that means
The French actor, 76, told a court that placing a hand on someone’s buttocks isn’t sexual assault and that the #MeToo movement is “a form of hysteria”.
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'I adore women,' says French actor Depardieu at sexual assault trial
French actor Gerard Depardieu on Wednesday said he loved women and was not a "groper" as he made a final plea at his sexual assault trial in Paris, after his friend and fellow actor Fanny Ardant vouched for him.
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