Nine women accuse Gérard Darmon of sexist and sexual violence in a “Politis” investigation published this Wednesday, November 27. The alleged victims claim to have suffered humiliation and inappropriate gestures, often of a sexual nature, from the 76-year-old actor.
After defending his friend Gérard Depardieu a few months ago, accused of rape, Gérard Darmon is in turn accused of sexist and sexual violence. In an investigation of Political published this Wednesday, November 27, nine women claim to have suffered humiliation and inappropriate gestures, often with sexual connotations, from the 76-year-old actor on set. The facts would have occurred “in rehearsal, in the closed cabin of a dressing room, in the canteen or on the set”.
A 19-year-old young woman among the alleged victims
These nine women work in precarious jobs: some are makeup artists, others assistant directors or dressers. Almost all of them are under 30 years old. The youngest of them, a trainee aged 19 at the time of the events, gives a chilling testimony. Gérard Darmon allegedly made advances towards her in 2018 on the set of You are young, you are beautiful. “We can make love, you can come to my house,” he allegedly told her. The teenager refuses and tells him that she is “the age of her children”. Annoyed, Gérard Darmon allegedly began to insult him. “He spoke to me extremely badly. He said to me: 'Hello female dog, would you prefer that I call you female dog or little slut?'”, she says. The young trainee notified production and the management of her school but nothing was done. “The production did not protect me. It did not want to make me safe and favored the actor and the continuation of the film,” she confides. According to Politicalshe filed a complaint against the film's production for non-protection.
On the same shoot, the first assistant director was also a victim of Gérard Darmon's behavior. “It’s okay, you’re not going to give me a MeToo!”, he allegedly told her after having “put his hand between [ses] thighs in [lui] saying hello” while she was sitting with her legs crossed. The young woman then allegedly pushed him away. Angry, Gérard Darmon allegedly “gazed at her for two weeks”.
The other women's testimonies describe the same gritty, sexist and humiliating behavior. Contacted by PoliticalGérard Darmon denied these accusations and unleashed a “torrent of insults”. During a second call, he allegedly “physically threatened” the journalist in charge of the investigation.
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