Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault on a 2021 film set
The case is widely seen as a key post- #MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations of sexual misconduct.
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The case is widely seen as a key post- #MeToo test of how French society and its film industry address allegations of sexual misconduct.
READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/13/paris-court-to-rule-in-gerard-depardieus-sexual-assault-case-today
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00:00French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty of having sexually assaulted two women and was
00:07given an 18-month suspended prison sentence. The 76-year-old actor has been convicted of
00:15groping a set dresser and assistant during the filming of Les Volets Verts in 2021.
00:21Depardieu has denied the accusations and was not present at today's hearing.
00:26The French actor has been accused both publicly and in informal complaints of misconduct by more
00:33than 20 women, but so far this is the only sexual assault case that has been preceded to court.
00:41In France, the trial is seen as a key case in the post-MeToo era, as it puts to the test how
00:47serious French society and its film industry take allegations of sexual misconduct involving
00:53prominent figures.
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