News about Gerard Depardieu

French prosecutors have called for movie star Gérard Depardieu to stand trial for raping a young actress over two days at his Paris home. The 75-year-old's alleged victim, Charlotte Arnould, said Thursday's announcement was 'a huge step forward'. Ms Arnould, now 28, claims she was raped and sexually assaulted by Depardieu in August 2018. A source working with Paris prosecutors said it was 'requested that Gérard Depardieu be referred to the departmental criminal court to be tried for rape by digital penetration and sexual assault on August 7 and 13, 2018.'

PATRICK MARNIHAM: With more than 3,000 shows jostling for attention at this year's Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe, it's a foolish man who would attempt to find a particular theme. And yet, dear reader… that man is me. Without seeking any particular type of entertainment, I accidentally struck a rich seam of tragi-comic love stories which may well have a second life beyond Edinburgh. Few are more famous than Edmond Rostand's tale of Cyrano de Bergerac, the 17th-century French wit, writer and swordsman inhibited in love by the length of his nose. His tale has been taken on film by Gerard Depardieu and Steve Martin ; and more recently on stage by James McAvoy.

Christophe Ruggia, 59, is expected to stand trial in December following allegations he assaulted Adèle Haenel, 35, in the early 2000s when she was under 15. Ruggia was in his mid to late 30s at the time. The age difference and Ruggia's alleged 'psychological control' exerted through his position of authority were given as potentially aggravating circumstances.

Benoit Jacquot (left), 77, and Jacques Doillon (right), 80, were seen arriving at a Paris police station on Monday morning, accompanied by their lawyers. Actress and director Judith Godreche (inset) has formally accused Jacquot of rape and Doillon of sexual assault when she was a minor. The 52-year-old has described Jacquot of having an unhealthy 'hold' over her during a relationship with him that started when she was 14, from in 1986 to 1992. She has accused Doillon of abuse on set when she acted in one of his films. The men have each denied the allegations.

The National Assembly, or lower house, unanimously agreed to set up the commission demanded by actor Judith Godreche (pictured) in a speech to the upper house, the Senate, in February. The 52-year-old actor and director has become a key figure in France's MeToo movement since accusing directors Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager. Both have denied the allegations. All 52 lawmakers present for the vote approved the creation of the commission, watched by Godreche, who was present in the public gallery in the chamber. 'It's time to stop laying out the red carpet for abusers,' said Greens lawmaker Francesca Pasquini. It comes as prosecutors confirmed French actor Gerard Depardieu will go on trial for sexual assault in October after police questioned him over recent claims made by two women - the latest in a litany of such charges.

French screen legend Gerard Depardieu will go on trial for sexual assault in October, the Paris prosecutor said on Monday after police questioned the actor over claims made by two women. The 75-year-old star, who has made more than 200 films and television series, was charged with rape in 2020 in a separate case and was forced to put his career on hold last autumn as allegations of sexual harassment and assault mounted against him. He denies any wrongdoing.

For decades, Gérard Depardieu has been known as one of France 's greatest and most prolific actors, starring in hundreds of films, television productions and plays. The 75-year-old Oscar-nominated thespian has portrayed numerous historical and fictitious figures including Georges Danton, Joseph Stalin, Honoré de Balzac, Alexandre Dumas, Christopher Columbus and Cyrano de Bergerac. This reputation as a French film great is perhaps only matched by his renown for impish behaviour, and over the years, the public - and Depardieu himself - have revelled in his wild excesses, including his drinking and womanising. He has over the years relieved himself in front of fellow passengers on a plane, boasted of his youth as a grave-robbing rent boy and cosied up to some of the world's most feared autocrats - including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. However, the limit of what many among the French public were willing to ascribe to his mischievous nature appeared to reach a limit when a series of women accused Depardieu of rape and sexual assault.

French movie star Gérard Depardieu was today placed in custody at a Paris police station after being accused of sexually assaulting two female workers on film sets. The 75-year-old, who is already under investigation for multiple similar crimes including rape, is said to have molested production staff on the sets of two films. One was Les Volets Verts - The Green Shutters - which came out in 2022, and the other was Le Magician et les Siamois - The Magician and the Siamese -which was released in 2015. An investigating source said on Monday: 'Mr Depardieu was summoned to appear at a Paris police station today, and is currently in custody. 'He is being questioned about two alleged sexual assaults that took place in 2014 and 2021'.

In real life, Depardieu, who is often described as a "sacred monster," is accused of attacking a complainant identified only as Amelie, 53. In turn, Depardieu - who made his name in hit films such as Green Card and The Last Metro, vehemently denies all the accusations against him

I honestly think this could be a year of reckoning for any man with a skeleton in his closet relating to sexual offences. Why? Women are finally allowed to believe that if they go public about the abuse they have suffered at the hands of men, they will be convicted.

According to the police complaint and a newspaper story, the actor is accused of sexually assaulting the woman during a 2014 film shooting. Depardieu, 75, has been charged with rape in another lawsuit, and more than a dozen people have been charged with sexual harassment and assault.

Charlotte Rampling (right), top) and former French first lady Carla Bruni (right, bottom) have joined hundreds of celebrities in condemning the 'lynching' of rape-accused cinema legend Gerard Depardieu (main), who is charged with rape and facing a slew of sexual assault allegations. 'Gerard Depardieu is certainly the greatest of all actors,' an open letter was published in French newspaper Le Figaro late Christmas Day and signed by nearly 60 French actors and influential figures.' We can no longer remain silent in the face of the brutal lynching he is facing,' the activists wrote, calling the attacks against him a "torrent of hate."

Emmanuel Macron has sparked controversy by defending Gerard Depardieu, a suspected rapist and serial sex sex attacker. On a television talk show, President Franco condemned the actor's'manhunt' treatment. Depardieu, the 74-year-old star of hit films, including Green Card and The Last Metro, has been charged with rape in connection with a suspected assault on a young actress. He has been implicated in at least 14 other cases of sexual assault, and has denied all charges against him. It was revealed just yesterday that a Spanish journalist had become the first woman to accuse the actor of rape.

Two weeks after another alleged victim jumped to her death into the River Seine, a Spanish journalist has made a new rape allegation against French film star Gerard Depardieu. Ruth Baza, 51, lodged a criminal lawsuit against the suspected rape last week, adding to the more than a dozen other women who have accused the 74-year-old Oscar and Bafta-nominated actor of sexually assaulting them. When she was interviewing Depardieu in Paris for the Cinemania magazine on October 12, 1995, the Spanish writer said she was assaulted by him. According to La Vanguardia, she says Depardieu kissed her on the chest and pierced her with his fingers through her clothing, an allegation that had not been reported as rape by police.

Depardieu, 74, was charged with rape in 2020 and has since been charged with 13 charges of sexual assault or assault, none of which he denies. On December 7, the film 'The Fall of the Ogre' aired on French public television and featured clips of the actor during his visit to North Korea in 2018. In the presence of a female interpreter, he makes explicit sexual remarks repeatedly, sexualizing a young girl riding a horse. In a tweet on Saturday, the actor's lawyers blasted the film, saying that it was 'a contentious and problematic program that broadcasts a montage of images captured in the intimate and private realm.'

After being charged with rape and facing scrutiny over new remarks made in a television documentary, French film legend Gerard Depardieu may be stripped of France's highest award, the culture minister said on Friday that he could be disqualified of his country's highest honour. Since the new documentary was announced last Thursday, Culture Minister Rima Abdul-Malak said the Grand Chancery of Honour would begin a 'disciplinary process' to determine whether or not to strip Depardieu, 74, of the award. The actor is seen in 'The Fall of the Ogre' repeatedly making explicit sexual remarks in the presence of a female interpreter and sexualizing a ten-year-old girl riding a horse. It was broadcast on France 2 television on December 7, which was a surprise.

Emmanuelle Debever, (left) 60, has been accused of numerous assault charges made against the 74-year-old French film star Gérard Depardieu (right). On Thursday, Ms Debever's complaint of rape against Depardieu was dismissed due to a lack of evidence, but it was never made public. Depardieu, a British actor who made his name in hit films including Green Card and The Last Metro, has already been charged with rape in connection with an alleged assault on another young actress, but he vigorously denied all of charges against him. Ms Debever disappeared from the house she shared with an unidentified partner in Paris late last month before reportedly leaping off a bridge in the French capital eight days later. She survived the fall and was pulled out of the water by emergency personnel, but she died in hospital soon after. This was on December 7th, the exact day a new documentary named Gérard Depardieu: The Fall of the Ogre was broadcast across France.

In the 1982 film Danton, Emmanuelle Debever (left), who was a mainstay in French cinema in the 1980s but later pulled out of the limelight, starred alongside compatriot Depardieu (right). In 2019, she wrote a short message on Facebook in which she said that her co-star tried to grope her while riding a carriage on set. 'Sliding his fat paw under my skirt makes me feel better,' the author said, as well as a snapshot of them together.' Her allegation was included in a new documentary titled 'Gerard Depardieu: The Fall of the Ogre', which was broadcast on December 7, and included a number of other allegations against the 74-year-old. Debever, who was described as "one of the first women to accuse Depardieu," died on the same day, aged 60, according to Liberation, citing the National Audiovisual Institute.

According to a story, 'Gerard Depardieu, the fall of the Ogre' shows the 74-year-old French actor making several misogynistic comments and seemingly unwelcome sexual advances during his Asian tour in 2018.' Complément d'Enquête, a weekly investigative program on the France 2 channel, was broadcast on Thursday evening. Yann Moix, a friend of Depardieu's who accompanied him on his trip to North Korea to commemorate its 70th anniversary, was caught in the video.

In an open letter to French newspaper Le Figaro, 74-year-old Gérard Depardieu (pictured) protested his indignation in the media, accusing him of 'lynching' in the media. They are his first public statements since at least 13 people joined alleged rape victim Charlotte Arnould, 33, a 33-year-old actress who is accused of criminal conduct. A report outlining the charges against him has been released by a Paris-based investigative news service, accusing Depardieu of regularly preying on victims during film productions, including Marseille, the Netflix crime drama. Depardieu, the French musician who made his name on hits like Green Card and The Last Metro, has denied all of the allegations, including that he assaulted Ms Arnould at his Paris mansion.

RICHARD KAY: Gerard Depardieu was back at work just days after being accused of raping a young actor. In Paris filming a police drama, the multi-millionaire star, one of very few French actors to 'break' Hollywood, was on the banks of the River Seine. Jade Labeste, a bear-like detective, could be seen laughing and joking with attractive co-star Jade Labeste in a scene from Georges Simenon's Maigret, in which the bear-like Depardieu appears as the eponymous pipe-smoking detective. When the film first appeared in theaters last year, it received rave reviews, particularly for its leading man. This despite the fact that Paris investigators had convicted Depardieu depardieu with assaulting Charlotte Arnould, a young woman with health problems more than 40 years his junior, in his mansion in the city in August 2018.

Juliette Binoche has recalled a traumatic encounter she had with Gerard Depardieu in 2010 after he branded her 'nothing' in a scathing interview. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the actress, 58, talked about her tumultuous friendship with her fellow French actor 73. Juliette said that the actor "punched a fist in my face," but that the French actress intended the term as an expression of surprise, not a physical occurrence.