TOThe Court of Paris began today Process to the French actor Gérard Depardieu, 76 years old, accused of sexual violence Out of two women during the filming of a film in 2021 During the filming of Les voles verts (Green shutters) of director Jean Becker. Depardieu has been accused of abuse by about 20 women, but this is the first time that it ends up on trial.
The trial of Gérard Depardieu kicks off: the feminists attack him, Fanny Ardant defends him
The French actor was accepted, outside the court, by one manifestation of feminists who intoned slogans like “victims, we believe you; rapists, we see you” and “touch one? We react all”.
Among the audience there was also the actress Fanny Ardant, 76, historical friend of the actor, her unforgettable set partner in The lady next door And today the witness of the defense. She was also in the cast of the film Green shuttersduring the filming of which harassment and violence would have occurred. The actor’s witnesses – and therefore she too – will be heard tomorrow morning.
French actress Fanny Ardant at the opening of the trial of the Criminal Court of Paris. (Photo by Julien de Rosa / AFP)
The actor rejects the accusations, “he is just one who uses extremely vulgar language”
Among the testimonies of the accusation that will listen to in the trial, also that of Depardieu’s bodyguard, who witnessed the parties’s apologies to one of the two complaints in his dressing room. «He apologized to several people because Gerard Depardieu, and everyone knows it, is one who use extremely vulgar language and can pronounce enormous obscenities every 10 minutes. It is a way to him to relieve stress, to manage him. This person had complained with his superiors to be a stove of Depardieu, who said a certain number of swear words every three minutes. And so the direction told him, “please stop, it’s annoying. You find it fun, some find it fun, but others less.” And so he apologized, “explained his lawyer Jérémie Assous.
Depardieu, explained the lawyer, “does not mean his truth, he wants to tell the truth. A huge number of elements show that the accusations are false ».
The trial of Gérard Depardieu, monster (sacred) of the cinema
In a testers, both inside and outside the criminal court of Paris, Depardieu was accompanied by his partner Magda Vavrusovadaughter Roxane Depardieu with her mother Karine Silla and actor Vincent Perez.
Awarded in 1981 with the César Award for Best Actor for The last metro by François Truffaut and in 1991 for Cyrano de Bergerac by Jean-Paul Rapneau, Depardieu was considered a sacred monster of French cinema for decadesknown all over the world. Today, for many, it is first of all a monster.
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