Two months ago, it was revealed that Gérard Depardieu had been sued by a set designer, alleging that Gérard Depardieu, now 75, brutally grabbed him with great force during the filming of the 2022 film Les Volets Verts (The Green Shutters) in September 2021. He was caught, and after Depardieu's bodyguard arrived, the actor released him.
The second complainant, a former film assistant, accuses Gérard Depardieu of sexual harassment he committed in 2014. According to press reports, the woman, who was 24 years old at the time of the incident, filed a complaint against the actor on January 9.
Gerard Depardieu was detained for questioning on Monday for these reasons, reported A the world Based on Telex. Depardieu is already being prosecuted for sexual assault, which was launched based on a complaint by Charlotte Arnold in 2018. Depardieu denies committing the crime. Last December, a journalist also filed a complaint against him over an incident that occurred in 1995.
The actor denied the allegations in an open letter published in Le Figaro newspaper in October 2023, and French President Emmanuel Macron previously said he believed Gérard Depardieu had become the target of a “witch hunt.”