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Pyongyang – 7 September 2018
1. French actor Gérard Depardieu exiting an elevator inside his hotel in Pyongyang, North Korea
2. Wide of Gérard Depardieu speaking with group
3. Wide of Gérard Depardieu sitting down at a cafe inside the hotel
4. Wide of Gérard Depardieu talking with people saying "I don’t want journalists"
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Berlin – 19 February 2016
5. Gérard Depardieu arrives at premiere of "Saint Amour"
6. Medium of Gérard Depardieu with co-star Vincent Lacoste, directors join them, pull out to wide
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Cannes, France – 22 May 2015
7. Various L-R Guillaume Nicloux, Isabelle Huppert, Gérard Depardieu, Dan Warner on red carpet for "Valley of Love"
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Cannes, France – 18 May 2014
8. Gérard Depardieu arriving with President of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and film director Frederic Auburtin
9. Various Gérard Depardieu and Blatter
10. Various Gérard Depardieu and Blatter posing at the top of the Palais steps
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Athens – 17 January 2008
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11. Wide of cast of film "Asterix and the Olympic Games" with Gérard Depardieu waving
12. Medium of Gérard Depardieu and cast getting ready to sit at press conference
13. Pull out from Gérard Depardieu to panel
14. Gérard Depardieu and director of film, Frederic Forestier, posing for photos
STORYLINE:
Gérard Depardieu won’t just be facing two women who accuse him of sexual assault when he walks into a Paris courtroom on Monday. The renowned actor will also be confronting a nation long criticized for failing to address sexual violence — particularly when committed by its most powerful figures.
Depardieu, 76, one of France’s biggest screen stars, is accused of assaulting a set dresser and an assistant director during the 2021 filming of ‘Les Volets Verts’ (‘The Green Shutters’). While more than 20 women have publicly accused him of sexual misconduct, this is the first time one of those cases has gone to trial.
It is also the most prominent post- #MeToo -era case in France, testing whether a country famed for its culture of seduction is prepared to hold its cultural titans accountable.
Prosecutors say Depardieu trapped one of the women with his legs before groping her waist and breasts in front of witnesses. In an interview with investigative outlet Mediapart, the 54-year-old set dresser said Depardieu shouted on set that he “couldn’t even get it up” because of the heat, then told her: “Come and touch my big parasol. I’ll stick it in your (nether regions).” She said he then grabbed her forcefully and had to be pulled away by bodyguards.
A second woman, a 34-year-old assistant director, alleged she was groped both on set and in the street. The plaintiffs’ identities have not been disclosed to protect alleged victims of sexual violence.
Depardieu has denied all allegations.
In an open letter published in Le Figaro in Oct. 2023, he wrote: “Never, but never, have I abused a woman. To think that I have hurt someone or made them feel uncomfortable is intolerable to me.”
He added, “I have only ever been guilty of being too loving, too generous, or of having a temperament that is too strong.”
His lawyer, Jérémie Assous, called the case baseless and said Depardieu — who recently underwent a quadruple bypass and has diabetes — will attend the two-day trial, reportedly with breaks scheduled to accommodate his health condition.
A culture slow to confront abuse
Yet the industry offered little institutional pushback, highlighting a deep-rooted reluctance to confront abuse when it involves revered cultural figures.
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