Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“French actor Gerard Depardieu is to be tried over allegations of sexual assault, Paris prosecutors say. The 75-year-old actor was summoned to a Paris police station on Monday morning, broadcaster BFMTV said. He was questioned over separate allegations brought by women who worked with Depardieu on film sets in 2014 and 2021. Depardieu was released from custody later the same day and denies the accusations, his lawyer said. Shortly afterwards, prosecutors said Depardieu would appear in court in October over the allegations of assault in 2021. … Depardieu has also been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen women. He denies wrongdoing and claims any relationships he has had were consensual.” (04/29/24)